Dead reckoning / celestial nav - 1200nm of open Pacific

Moses03 said:
Well done! Nice to see someone actually flying somewhere.
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How true! It is so easy to miss the point of this great hobby of ours. Even in the virtual world, feats like this bring a great feeling of achievement. Well done stearmandriver!
 
I can feel the satisfaction in completing a flight like this. I did the "sound the world in 80 flights" a couple of years ago. It was great fun and educational flying to different places in the world and with Time precession, the boring parts go fast.

looking for some great fsx flights? Make up your own round the world flight plan and do a little research on where you'll fly over. Great fun!
 
Great thread. Sure, flying a simulator in such a manner might seem silly to some. But, just like some people enjoy doing crossword puzzles or solving math problems to exercise their minds, flightsimming with a complex aircraft using "Old school" navigation certainly does the same. Actually, I think it is even more stimulating because it also includes the pressure of managing the aircraft and it's systems in addition to solving the navigation "puzzle.
 
Many thanks for this fantastic story stearmandriver!!! :ernaehrung004:
Reminds me of my Nav course a few years ago flying Nord 262s... :wavey:
Cheers,

Stéph.
 
Very interesting post indeed - well done. Brings back pleasant memories of celestial navigation using conventional sextants as well as the artificial horizon periscope sextant we had in the old Oberon class boats. Fortunately SATNAV was just around the corner and more reliable positions were obtainable.
 
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