Originally Posted by
Vilters
There even was a guy that crossed the ocean with a "compass". => Lindberg in a canvas airframe without heater or aircon .
According to Wikipedia "Lindbergh navigated only by dead reckoning (he was not proficient at navigating by the sun and stars and he rejected radio navigation gear as heavy and unreliable)"
and he didn't know where the airfield was once he arrived at Paris.
So are you really sure about this "navigation by compass only" anecdote?