Originally Posted by
BEagle
From around 65 years ago:
Long before the days of GNSS, INS, automated planning systems and the like - just paper charts, G4F compass and stopwatch. Single seat, 'German' LL Wx and no navaids.
I wonder whether many RAF pilots could match that sort of skill these days? OK, I know that high speed FJ LL isn't the be-all and end-all that it used to be, but surely it's a skill worth maintaining?
DECCA TANS; and you forgot the Doppler based GPS (Ground Positioning System)