Neil Brown1d ago
Can you navigate reliably with a map and compass?
Yes
81.6%
No
13.2%
You really are old, Neil. We have smartphones now. No-one needs these basic offline skills.
5.3%
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Show threadEd Davies

@neil Passed the navigation test for my Private Pilots Licence [¹] so, like many, yes in principle, but I'm sufficiently rusty that “reliably” would be stretching a point.

[¹] just map, compass, airspeed indicator and watch, no nav aids used.

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Show threadJonathan B ✈️🪄👨🏻‍💻1d ago
@edavies @neil but did you use a “whizz wheel”? (CRP-1 flight “computer”)
I still have mine somewhere but probably would struggle to use it now!
Show threadEd Davies1d ago

@jmb @neil You betcha…

Don't think I used the whizz wheel on the navigation flight test itself, mind you. Just in the exam. And, yes, I'd have to go back to first principles to use the wind stuff on the other side which might take a while.

Show threadRussell Ramey1d ago
@edavies
Gives a whole new meaning to “dead reckoning “ doesn’t it.