Now that's OLD...... (duckin and runnin)
Scott > On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 21:06:36 -0600 "Pat Driscoll" > <patric...@usfamily.net> writes: > > Some of you youngsters out there Don't remember > when after learning > > to use the E6B and chart, we were told how to look > for the > > navigation light towers. We could line up on a > rotating light and > > check the chart for the direction to the next > light and then follow > > the lights to anywhere in the country. I flew a > C-45 from ElPaso to > > Witchita on the lights. at the same time,(at least > when I started > > flying) we had the A-N radio range where you had > to keep a steady > > tone in the headsets to stay on course. With a 3 > degree spread on > > the signal, you could be 45 miles away from the > station and fly in a > > cilcle and still keep a steady tone in the > headset. > > By the way, I think that the only remaining > light tower > > (Navigation type) is just a few miles from me on a > bluff overlooking > > the Mississippi at Saint Paul. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
