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    Re: Celestial navigation for pilots
    From: David C
    Date: 2024 Oct 27, 20:14 -0700

    Frank wrote

    But 1942? Historical interest, yes, some... but relevant to a modern would-be aerial navigator?

    That is the problem using old texts to try and learn aeronautical  CN. DCT Bennett was an Australian navigator who was in charge of the Pathfinders during the war. In 1936 he published a book called "The Complete Air Navigator". I have copies of the 1940. 1954 and 1967 editions. Referring to the 1967 version I doubt that  today a typical C150 ( or C172 for that matter) would have a drift sight, a  Consol receiver or  Doppler!

    This is not CN but in the 1967 edition there is an interesting section called General Map Reading:

    "With large aircraft it is perfectly reasonable to leave the map-reading to the Aircraft Officer on flying watch. This officer passes his map-reading fixes or position lines the navigator for logging and use.............

    "The very high-speed, very high level aircraft which are coming into use will provide certain additional difficulties for map reading.........,,,,they should not prove worse than previous flying problems.

    "Finally, it is stressed that the fixing of position lines by visual observation is the simplest of all forms of observation. They are, therefore, the most satisfactory.

    David C

       
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