NavList:

You might not believe this but I just finished drawing two precomputed sun altitude curves for my flight today. The first one is for the destination airport and the second for my return. I drew them so that I can do landfalls at each airport. I will be using an A-7 for these flights. ( I also have an A-10A, an MA-1, an MA-2, and several Kollsman periscopic sextants. I am bringing another pilot with me (and our wives, we are going out for the proverbial $100 hamburgers) so he can hold the plane steady while I take the shots.

I am glad to hear that I am not the only one left on the planet that still uses a sextant in flight.

You may find my website of interest:

https://sites.google.com/site/fredienoonan/

Check out some of my previous posts about flight navigation:

http://www.fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=114221&y=201010

http://www.fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=113736&y=201009

http://www.fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=113508&y=201008

http://www.fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=111467&y=201001

http://www.fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=111476&y=201001

http://www.fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=111510&y=201001

http://www.fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=111702&y=201001

http://www.fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=108647

Search the archives with "flight navigation"

BTW did you use the Polhemus computer in your Air Force days?

I love it, it makes plotting the LOPs quick and easy. See:

https://sites.google.com/site/fredienoonan/other-flight-navigation-information/in-flight-celestial-navigation

Welcome aboard.

Gary LaPook

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