Definition
A mental method for correcting lateral drift off the planned track. The 1 in 60 rule states that being 1 mile off track after 60 miles run corresponds to an angular error of 1 degree, so track error in degrees is roughly 60 times cross track distance divided by distance run. For example, 0.3 miles off after 6 miles gives about 3 degrees; doubling that to 6 degrees regains the track over a similar distance, after which the original 3 degrees is retained.
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