But that was in the C130 from 25 years ago, surely the J model today has made that easier/faster?
Jamie,
Not quite. Twenty-five years ago we did it all by hand, the Nav’s had a bit of string with minute marks on so that we could do non-straight legs down the valleys. Planning cycle was around 3 hrs as I recall.
Today it’s all done on computer, lots of lovely maps printed out, route run through another computer to ensure no conflicts at LL. Planning cycle around 3 hrs.
Computers have improved the quality of the product but not speeded things up.