[PATCH] Simplify distance calculations

[Robert C. Helling]

On 13 Jun 2015, at 09:20, Rick Walsh <rickmwalsh at gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

> You could even save more trig and take advantage of the fact that sin(a) = ~a, for small a (in radians).


true, but that has the wrap around problem that you might miss close points when diving around Fiji.

Best
Robert

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