Re: Firmware bugs on 76CSx (and probably on all C*x models): No Great Circle routes!

I just found the cause of all this discussion!

There is a very obscure option. On the Map Setup - Tracks page there is a
"Go To Line" option. Set this to "Bearing" and you get a straight line
path; set it to "Course" and you get a Great Circle path.

Just checking quickly, it doesn't seem to affect the distance calculated,
just how it's plotted on the display; I haven't checked yet to see if it
looks like a great circle or rhumbline distance - I expect it is the great
circle distance.

John



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