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Fwd: [bluecoat] Wanted: Celestial Navigators (fwd)
From: Richard B. Langley
Date: 2002 May 22, 23:02 -0300
From: Richard B. Langley
Date: 2002 May 22, 23:02 -0300
Please see the item below. I believe there are some former aviation navigators
on the list who might be able to help out Steve Casner with his article. If
so, please contact him directly. Thanks.
-- Richard Langley
Professor of Geodesy and Precision Navigation
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Richard B. Langley E-mail: lang@unb.ca
Geodetic Research Laboratory Web: http://www.unb.ca/GGE/
Dept. of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering Phone: +1 506 453-5142
University of New Brunswick Fax: +1 506 453-4943
Fredericton, N.B., Canada E3B 5A3
Fredericton? Where's that? See: http://www.city.fredericton.nb.ca/
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 17:33:21 -0300
From: George Dewar
To: lang@unb.ca
Subject: Fwd: [bluecoat] Wanted: Celestial Navigators
Anything for this guy?
>Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 13:10:25 -0700
>Subject: [bluecoat] Wanted: Celestial Navigators
>From: Stephen Casner
>
>Bluecoats,
>I'm writing an article for an aviation magazine about ... celestial
>navigation. Are there any pilots out there that used to do celestial in
>airplanes? I'm looking for any experiences, histories, insights, and
>quotes that might make interesting material for this piece. Nothing could
>be more valuable than the insights of someone who's spent a few years
>poking their head up into that astrodome and bringing down some
>stars. I'd look forward to talking to anyone, either over the BC mailing
>list or offline.
>
>The main point my article makes is: as we progress farther into the age
>of the computerized cockpit, it might not be a bad idea for young pilots
>to at least familiarize themselves with the basic ideas of the old-school
>methods of navigation. Being able to visualize, and reason one's way
>around a 3-dimensional world will never be obsolete. As Bob Buck nicely
>says in his new book: looking over your shoulder and seeing Polaris
>shining in the night sky is a nice way to reassure yourself that you are
>indeed heading east.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Steve Casner
>NASA Ames Research Center
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