John,
I remember that DANAC maps were a bit hard to read if a number of people had inadvertently left that 'write' feature on so they had ink lines all over them. Do you remember the other joy of Decca on the North Sea - that it invariably lost lock just when you needed it, making an approach in a snowstorm
. Ah, happy days - thank heavens for GPS (but it's still nice to be able to revert to old-fashioned navigation when the GPS fails - as it has numerous times for me in the last few years).
SAS,
Surely you remember that one of the physical checks made in determining a pilot's suitability for the S58T was his ability to use all 8 arms in a synchronised fashion
- that and being able to fly in an old tweed jacket and be able to substitute bailer twine for shoelaces
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