I have a good friend a USN Dentist, rank then of Lieutenant, who went back two times after his initial tour in RVN as he enjoyed the comradery and atmosphere.
Loved my '68, light green convertible.
Yes indeedy compass navigation requires attention to earths variation and possibly internal errors called deviation in the actual compass. Always remember "CADET", Compass to True Add East.
I had a tour in a squadron in which one of its missions was measuring the earths magnetic variation and two others. These were keeping track of the wandering of the North Magnetic pole geographic position and the other tracking the wandering of the Gulf Stream. A very interesting tour of duty all of which I now understand has been replaced by satellites. Too bad is progress at times as we had the opportunity of flying all over and visiting, excepting Soviet controlled, the world.
"more or less" is good enough, right?" Well we never landed on the wrong continent.
I never flew with a magnetic compass that wasn't able to indicate a heading and never heard of a magnetic compass not working unless physically broken one way or another.
As a young Navy pilot in the 50s flying out of NAAS Sanford Florida I flew in the "Bermuda Triangle" area many
times. Nothing unusual about it except with our WWII era avionics we often had communications problems and was able to view some spectacular lightening shows but we more or less always knew where we were and how to find home. In case of a serious, serious navigation problem we always had a magnetic compass, so if really, really in doubt of location just turn west and hit the Florida coastline. Problem solved and argue with ATC later. That problem I never had.
Had one, a light green convertible. Loved it.
Saugerties, my home town.
94 next March. Plan on more!
I bought new a light green 52' 88 convertible. Loved that car.
Seems they're slow migrating west.
No, but I have in a recyclable glass bottle.
Saw it. Yes, it was funny.
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Anything to keep the #&$##@& tomato eating squirrels away is OK with me.
As a career military and civilian pilot, I have never left a good flyable aircraft while airborne.
I would not characterize this man as brave. Foolhardy, attention seeker, dumb yes but not brave. Between leaving the aircraft and that cold, hard, unforgiving ground are many wind variables possible that could alter his landing point significantly as well as best described as an "unforeseen act of God".