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I wonder how many forum participants can honestly say they have flown over long ocean routes using a sextant for navigation. We are dwindling in numbers. Makes me wonder what will happen when the GPS system goes down.

Umm how many airlines stock a spare sextant in the cockpit? Do you carry one in your flight kit?

GunshipGuy

07-22-2013 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ftrooppilot (Post 1449678)

Give me a MA-2 along with some H.O. 249s and and a current air almanac and I might still be able to get you within 2 miles of where you should be. (Please, no turns for 12 minutes at night!):D

Which one's Pollux? Oh, forget it--give me a GPS.
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forgot to bid

07-22-2013 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Ftrooppilot (Post 1449678)

im excited to hear my airplane may get GPS soon!

NWA320pilot

07-22-2013 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by flyallnite (Post 1449728)

The Call In Honest policy is to be used only a few times in a pilot's career, and only after a well planned commute goes to pot, which this summer, was a weekly occurrence. Hardly a free ticket to work, and only used at the company's discretion. You are still on your own as a commuter.

I've never had a problem when calling in honest. CS has always been very accommodating getting me to base with no issues. In fact earlier this month the first two morning flights were cancelled the night prior, I called them that night and they booked me PS right then!

kiteflyer

07-22-2013 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by capncrunch (Post 1449577)

I'm looking forward to a day when we have more pilots voting who understand and care about scope sales. I welcome the fresh blood in that regard. Also, maybe the flows will bring us guys who don't just read the printed materials and rubber stamp this stuff through base on propaganda. Less bobble heads.

FYI - hockey is not former Compass.

Well said. I agree.
The demographics of this pilot group are about to change and I don't think we will ever sell out scope again.

80ktsClamp

07-22-2013 08:59 PM

Video from inside the SWA accident today:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151450227201157

They hit pretty freaking hard...

tomgoodman

07-22-2013 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Ftrooppilot (Post 1449678)

Our Navigators were happy to show us how they plotted a 3-star fix or a sun line and how to use the sextant. That was so long ago that now I probably couldn't even follow the arc to Arcturus, let alone speed on to Spica. ;)

poostain

07-22-2013 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1449776)

Video from inside the SWA accident today:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151450227201157

They hit pretty freaking hard...

Say's the video is not avail. :( So when you say they hit hard do you mean you saw the video of the landing?

727C47

07-23-2013 01:34 AM

i have not used a sextant but have oriented my self by the rising of the Southern Cross one long ago S. Pacific night in the DC3.

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