Re: F-22 Raptor software problem

[Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>]

Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> writes:
[...]
> I'm only guessing, but I doubt that the error was caused by using
> local time.  My suspicion is that the error occurred not when crossing
> the International Date Line (which is crooked, as you can see on a
> map), but when crossing the 180th meridian, when the longitude jumped
> from 179.909 to -179.990.

Sorry about the random-seeming numbers.  I meant "from 179.999 to
-179.999".  (I originally used two decimal places, then decided to add
a third, and typed '0' instead of '9'.)

I *will* proofread this before sending it!

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