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Old 9th Jan 2015, 08:37
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Oh come on, if you're not using a GPS, or an Ipad with Ozrunways or Nav plan, or some other program, or a hand held GPS, then you're relying on century old technology.

It's a fundamental skill I'm told. So is fire starting, but who doesn't use a lighter or match? I can walk where I'm going, but why would I? I can drive! Everyone pretends they are some type of navigational God, deftly calculating ETA against airspeed, ground speed, and skin friction. But that's crap.

Old style navigation is stressful, needlessly difficult today, and one stands an excellent chance of getting lost. Before everyone decries falling standards and crap training, let me volunteer, the training I paid good money for was crap, and my navigation is Sh!it. Not because I want it to be, but a perfect compass won't help at all.
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