We lost something when we lost "LOST"

[waveflyer]

Thanks, it was gorgeous man. Really nice day for it.
Made the flight back to Vegas a little depressing
And believe me- I was full scale troll mode earlier so I've earned the peanut gallery for sure

 

[freightdogfred]

Hey back when you whippersnappers were still drinking milk, we (freightdogs) were still doing this and it was not that long ago. Some here may remember it, the days before GPS/INS/IRS we had OMEGA Nav, basically a fancy Loran. Flying a DC-8 across the north atlantic with
OMEGA could turn into a crap shoot which is why plotting your position accurately within 10 mins after crossing a waypoint was very important.
We actually used plotters, and dividers and actually dead-reckoned at times of heavy solar flares which would scatter OMEGA signals. What always amazed me was the NOTAMS that predicted solar flare activity, and which stations would be affected, and it was always extremely accurate.

 

[INIT REF]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbU4Cb4A4-o

 

[waveflyer]

I'm sure the article is more aimed at kids learning on 172's with full moving map displays that are better than our NGs-
But there is something great about just flying looking out the window

Do you remember those first flights where you had to fly over that small town, that turned out to be barely noticeable or that bend in the river -
Something pretty great about that

 

[jmreii]

I am sure many young people could care less about grandpa/grandma or great-grandpa/grandma adventures.

 

[HowardBorden]

We sure did, they're all dead, every last one of them!
Jack, Kate, Hurley, Sawyer, Hugo, Locke, Jin, Charlie, Claire, they're all gone now and I miss them.

 

[Nindiri]

We sure did, they're all dead, every last one of them!
Jack, Kate, Hurley, Sawyer, Hugo, Locke, Jin, Charlie, Claire, they're all gone now and I miss them.

I've been waiting for that. Well done.

 

[Nindiri]

I've done smaller versions of it, but before I retire I would love to fly from one coast to the other in a small Cessna or Piper using nothing but pilotage and sectionals. No big hurry or schedule, just wandering across the country.

I know a lot of people here would consider that torture and would rather have their fingernails ripped out, and that's okay, everybody has their own interests. But I love that sort of flying, it's a nice break from flying as a job.

 

[waveflyer]

I've never seen Lost

Me too Nindiri, and not talk to one controller, just other pilots on ctaf if I can help it.
That's been on the bucket list for a while now.

 

[fr8doggie]

I've never seen Lost

Me too Nindiri, and not talk to one controller, just other pilots on ctaf if I can help it.
That's been on the bucket list for a while now.

Go get yourself a J-3. I had one for years. No electrical system. Cheap to operate