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Forum: Private Flying

1st Jan 2018, 19:30

Replies: 76

Maps are obsolete

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Posted By ShyTorque

Certainly someone is very much remiss if it's not...

Certainly someone is very much remiss if it's not taught! It's not really a skill; it's called a gross error check and is very basic stuff.

I recall when the RAF first fitted Decca TANS nav kit to...

Forum: Private Flying

1st Jan 2018, 16:07

Replies: 76

Maps are obsolete

Views: 20,147

Posted By ShyTorque

I was taught that a map used for navigation is...

I was taught that a map used for navigation is known as as chart.

Forum: Private Flying

13th Nov 2017, 22:52

Replies: 76

Maps are obsolete

Views: 20,147

Posted By ShyTorque

We can only blame those responsible for basic...

We can only blame those responsible for basic training....

Forum: Private Flying

13th Nov 2017, 16:54

Replies: 76

Maps are obsolete

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Posted By ShyTorque

Yes, obviously any chart needs to be kept...

Yes, obviously any chart needs to be kept updated. But how many pilots can honestly say they do so by regularly checking the published list and permanently appending their chart?

Forum: Private Flying

13th Nov 2017, 14:38

Replies: 76

Maps are obsolete

Views: 20,147

Posted By ShyTorque

I have encountered quite a few examples where...

I have encountered quite a few examples where paper charts were very much in error.

One of them resulted in a helicopter flying into an island not depicted on the charts being used, with the usual...

Forum: Private Flying

12th Nov 2017, 22:33

Replies: 76

Maps are obsolete

Views: 20,147

Posted By ShyTorque

If Trump turns off his brain cells, I''d carry on...

If Trump turns off his brain cells, I''d carry on using Putin's because my portable receiver can see both. Failing that, I'd carry on using the other radio navaids I always have appropriately dialled...

Forum: Private Flying

12th Nov 2017, 09:18

Replies: 76

Maps are obsolete

Views: 20,147

Posted By ShyTorque

Airmanship is knowledge of the 'big picture' and...

Airmanship is knowledge of the 'big picture' and where one fits into it. The more mental capacity one uses up with navigation, the less one has available for all the other important stuff such as...

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