Was a young whipper when I learned of consolan. I was in the back seat of an F-100 on a drag to Turkey. The pilot was a ex-nav on KC-97s, he stated we were some miles south of track. He explained consol to me. Then, he told the KC-135 nav of his estimate of position. The nav said, "Right!, Maj". About 30 minutes later, the Santiago VOR showed up 20 degrees left and the formation promptly made a cut at an intercept. Sheepish nav bought a round in Torrejon club that night.
GF