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Pilots still do this. It’s called visual way finding. It’s mostly practiced as a skill in case the GPS fails these days.
by api 4y ago
Pilots still do this. It’s called visual way finding. It’s mostly practiced as a skill in case the GPS fails these days.
- pc86 4y agoI've only heard it referred to as pilotage, but yes it's a skill you'll learn in the first 2-3 lessons of flight training.
- shagie 4y agoImagine the "if you still had to do it that way." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_Airway_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_Airway_System https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/soundings-arrow-quest-180957833/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/soundings-...