I keep a sextant on my desk at work and someone asks, what's that? I repsond that it the new standby nav system for the 787. Lot's of blank stares I'm afraid.
Agree when looking back at my career, the nav days at Pan Am were some of the most interesting. I did not stay at Pan Am for long as the airline was shrinking as opposed to many of the others in the US at the time. No regrets, but I'm glad I can say I did it.