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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

12th Nov 2015, 09:05

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BOAC B707 ops in the 1960s

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Posted By Spooky 2

Yes that's what I suspected you meant but wasn't...

Yes that's what I suspected you meant but wasn't sure. Most of my cel nav was done over the Pacific and the Loran coverage was pretty good...most of the time.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

11th Nov 2015, 19:42

Replies: 279

BOAC B707 ops in the 1960s

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Posted By Spooky 2

Were you using Loran as well as the sextant? If...

Were you using Loran as well as the sextant? If so I would think 10NM would be pretty easy if you had good Loran reception?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

2nd Feb 2015, 10:45

Replies: 279

BOAC B707 ops in the 1960s

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Posted By Spooky 2

Ah yes the Consolan station up near the Pt Reyes...

Ah yes the Consolan station up near the Pt Reyes VOR. Used on occasion just for grins but don't recall ever needing to use it for a position check.

Regarding the LORAN reception...as I recall...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

1st Feb 2015, 12:56

Replies: 279

BOAC B707 ops in the 1960s

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Posted By Spooky 2

Good Loran was available along these routes both...

Good Loran was available along these routes both day and night. Cel nav was a back-up until dual Doppler came along and then the Loran was used to back that up. The joke was if you were going from...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

12th Jan 2015, 10:26

Replies: 279

BOAC B707 ops in the 1960s

Views: 125,903

Posted By Spooky 2

Nor did the DC10 have any sextant port. The story...

Nor did the DC10 have any sextant port. The story I heard regarding the port on the 747 was that Pan Am did not have complete confidence in the Carousel INS as the certification process evolved so...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

12th Jan 2015, 08:20

Replies: 279

BOAC B707 ops in the 1960s

Views: 125,903

Posted By Spooky 2

Thanks for the reply. As for Doppler's...

Thanks for the reply. As for Doppler's performance over land or water I can only report that it worked for me fairly well over both surfaces and other than "drop outs" over a smooth sea I don't...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

11th Jan 2015, 20:52

Replies: 279

BOAC B707 ops in the 1960s

Views: 125,903

Posted By Spooky 2

This has been great thread with many fond...

This has been great thread with many fond memories invoked even though I was not a BOAC crewmember.

Was wondering how you transitioned from the nav position to whatever came next in the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

6th Jan 2015, 09:36

Replies: 279

BOAC B707 ops in the 1960s

Views: 125,903

Posted By Spooky 2

Your point is well taken. When I wrote my...

Your point is well taken. When I wrote my comments I was thinking of something along the lines of EGLL to KSFO/KLAX and maybe even KSEA westbound.

Wonder how many times SAS made the Tokyo trip...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Nov 2014, 01:40

Replies: 279

BOAC B707 ops in the 1960s

Views: 125,903

Posted By Spooky 2

Polar crossings were certainly not common in the...

Polar crossings were certainly not common in the 60's as they simply did not make any sense from a flight planning point of view. I would be very suspect of anyone claiming that they they did polar...

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