Foretrex 801 'To Course' Behavior
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 10:17 pm
This may not be just related to the Foretrex 801, but I can't find any documentation about how "To Course" is supposed to work.
"To Course" only differs from "Bearing" when I am in motion (for example in a car and navigating to a waypoint a few miles away). When I stop and the Foretrex switches to the magnetic compass, "To Course" changes immediately to be the same as "Bearing". This strikes me as odd.
I haven't tested this behavior on my GPSMap 66i yet, but I guess that is the next step. I'm wondering if anyone out there understands how "To Course" is supposed to work. I did verify that when it did give me a direction other than the current bearing to the waypoint, it did do a nice job of getting me to intersect the original course.
"To Course" only differs from "Bearing" when I am in motion (for example in a car and navigating to a waypoint a few miles away). When I stop and the Foretrex switches to the magnetic compass, "To Course" changes immediately to be the same as "Bearing". This strikes me as odd.
I haven't tested this behavior on my GPSMap 66i yet, but I guess that is the next step. I'm wondering if anyone out there understands how "To Course" is supposed to work. I did verify that when it did give me a direction other than the current bearing to the waypoint, it did do a nice job of getting me to intersect the original course.