Ooo I might be able to get a job if this keeps up.

[David MacRay]

I told you dummies to Lurn how a map and a clock work. PM me if you're company needs a navigator.  8)


http://www.engadget.com/2017/09/07/a-hu ... nications/

[Colonel]

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[David MacRay]

True enough. Maybe a better troll direction would have been.

"Don't take out those VORs just yet."

I think a lot of people have made the transition to thinking GPS is 100% flawless.

I certainly have to admit, it's pretty close. This very rare possibility is why I really like to try to know where I am, instead of letting the navigation aids completly replace me as primary navigator.

In reality I have not gone very far from the airport for years now. I keep bringing a current chart but have not needed to draw any lines on it or timed my progress going to and from "practice areas." Even when I had the chance to fly around Hawaii and the LA area, I was not really navigating.

[TundraTire]

Another reason to keep NDB's and VOR's around, is when the aircraft equipment fails.


Frequently the MEL will have a line that you can defer and depart as long as alternate navaids are useable for enroute/approach.