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... There were no Sectionals 😳 Stop whining and read about the first flight across the North Pole ... "The navigation for this part of the world is unique in that the time zones all come together at the top of the world and in addition they would pass through a 165-degree swing of the compass in order to travel in a straight line. As they passed north of the magnetic North Pole the compass would point south in order to keep a north course." I have a shelf full of bush flying books ... Helmericks' is my favorite 💯 ML


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kodiak_precision I'll find a copy. Sounds intriguing and very interesting. 1 like

  -  laruetactical @kodiak_precision ... "... out of the snowy dark, a caribou went under his left wing ... he eased her a little right"

sumziandi To hell with the person who stole their block and tackle. 2 likes

  -  laruetactical @sumziandi ... 😂😂

legionpreparedness Fascinating. I love navigation both LANDNAV & at sea. I'll have to read this, thanks 👍 1 like

  -  laruetactical @legionpreparedness ... I posted the pertinent 9 pages in this post 1 like

nuke.vet Aviation pioneers. A friend of ours was a WWII corsair pilot whom after the war ferried single engine float planes "185" across the pacific to NZ 1 like

habanero_joe Do you have "Map of My Dead Pilots: The Dangerous Game of Flying in Alaska"? Lots of good stories!

  -  laruetactical @habanero_joe ... Nope, but I will 😎 1 like

mckeonekert I'm going to have to get that & read it. 1 like

perez2021juan I heard an Alaskan say, '......the freedom of flying in Alaska......it's indescribable....' - Bob from "The Last Alaskans" 1 like

mathuedias Bud was an amazing man. He used to say, "The measure of a man is how little a thing he lets bother him" and "tell me what you need, and I'll tell you how to live without it." He and Martha were still living in Fairbanks the last time I visited them.

  -  laruetactical @mathuedias ... I'm olive drab with envy 💯