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Old 13th Jan 2014, 21:51
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The Ancient Geek
 
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Back in the days of my bush flying it was common to land at the wrong strip.
One short clearing in the bush looks very much like another when all you have is a map, a compass and a wrist watch. Just ask the locals - "The one you want is 18 miles thataway". A handheld GPS and a bit of Velcro means that nobody gets
caught out by being blown off course now.

With all of the navaids and fancy gear available to airliners in the developed world it takes a special breed of idiot to get it wrong nowadays.
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