Re: F-22 Raptor software problem

Keith Thompson <kst-u@xxxxxxx> 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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