Protractor bearings simplified
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- čas přidán 24. 02. 2024
- Taking bearings or azimuths using a protractor is a straightforward process. In this (short) video I’ll try to cut through the complications which some websites / videos have created.
Here's a brief and simplified explanation:
Orientation: Ensure your protractor is aligned with the lines on your map.
Draw a line between two points: This could be your location to the destination or any two points on the map.
Reading the Bearing: Place the protractor on the map with the first point at the centre of the protractor. Read the bearing / azimuth where the drawn line cuts through the edge of the protractor.
It really is as simple as that.
Note that this is a Grid bearing / azimuth: If you intend to set your compass to follow it you may need to adjust for the local declination.
Remember, while a protractor can provide approximate bearings, for precise navigation, especially in outdoor activities like hiking or orienteering, it's essential to use a map and compass to ensure the route is safe to travel.
I enjoy the fact that you always try to keep things simple!
That *was* simplified! Excellent presentation, so many take too long and contain unnecessary information. Thanks
navigation courses shall be mandatory at primary schools!. Thank you for sharing !
Totally enjoy your informative videos, you certainly know your stuff 🇦🇺👍🇬🇧
What a pleasure to watch a video that gets straight to the point without a load of waffle. An excellent, clear, concise explanation of how to use a protractor with a map.
Very helpful. Enjoy your channel. Great explanations and easy to understand.
Simple and to the point, my kind of tutorial! Thanks again for this brilliant series, I can navigate using a map and compass but love watching them anyway and sometimes learn something new.
Caer Caradoc is one of my favourite wild camping places, stunning part of England.
I love your videos. They are quite informative and very well done.
you can also use the string on the square protractor.
Thank you, this really simplified what has been a confusing topic.
Excellent share
This is gold. Gonna add it in my hiking kit if the compas fails.
Thank you, another great video
Εxcellent presentation.
Another brilliant idea, thank you! Quick question, does the bearing on the protractor need to be adjusted before using it with my compass if I’ve adjusted my compass for my local declination?
The protractor will give a grid bearing which will need to be adjusted to a magnetic bearing if you want to use it on a compass.
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Imagine flying to Germany in the dark with an aircraft full of bombs to deposit and even worse having some guy with only one of those protractors and a map to get you back home.
Indeed, The square "Douglas" protractor (invented by Captain HP Douglas of the Royal Navy) was standard issue for RAF Navigators - They'd also have a "Dalton" Computer - for more easily working out wind-drift.
I have a Douglas protractor in a green cardboard slip, Great thing.@@johndell3642 I suspect the protractor with the cord on it can be used as an astrolabe for calculating the bearings for firing big guns in the third plane?
I would have stayed for the long version 😂 I do however, appreciate the straightforward explanation 😊 Do you routinely carry a protractor when you are hiking?
No I never carry one. Everything you can do with a protractor you can do with a compass.
@@TheMapReadingCompany I was going to ask that same question.
Thats with a protractor base plate compass right. Like a Silva Ranger or Expedition type etc ?? I see gun layers using a rule and protractor for extreme accuracy (say operating as forward observer) .. Thanks for another great video. ☘️