Originally Posted by
shdw
Agreed minus this. How do you think the old boys did it with just a wet compass, before gyros? Set up on a heading then everything is outside and map. They had to learn how to really navigate, I gave a bunch of tips on that before (point to fly/visualize a line/handrails). Hope they were helpful to someone.
My 'heading' reference was to a compass. A compass can orientate the map for you.... kind of like "Ok, I'm going North so if that river is on my left, and the airport is in front of me I must be here".
When flying VFR in the islands without a GPS or solid, dependable radio navigation the compass and map combo come in handy.
This may not be an orthodox method but... when over flying certain islands that you know are, let's say 10mi long, North to South... you can time it to find out your GS.... gives you an added comfort over water.