August 18, 201213 yr There are a lot of fans of old-style navigation systems. You know, stuff like sighting sextants while looking out the bubble top of your airplane. Or, more recently in this forum: VOR! :lol: I was flying in Alaska and doing a touch and go at the Port Clarence Coast Guard Station when I saw an enormous antenna: It turned out to be the LORAN-C antenna. But, sorry to say, Jeroen and other fans of the old ways, this antenna was dynamited to the ground 2 years ago: Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn And the entire LORAN-C system was abandoned in the US and Canada at that time. What replaced it? Come on, you know that - GPS and moving maps. :P But, it is always interesting to study the history of navigational techniques, if only to realize how easy we've got it now. Best regards. Luis Hot, humid Caribbean paradise!
August 19, 201213 yr But, it is always interesting to study the history of navigational techniques, if only to realize how easy we've got it now. Hi Luis!!! Great post! The russians still have some pretty weird navigation concepts/solutions... Not exactly Loran-C, but pretty close :-) Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
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