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https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1292263285 Message started by Joseph on Dec 13th, 2010 at 6:01pm |
Title: Re: B-52 Radar Post by supersonic1981 on Jan 11th, 2011 at 5:58pm
@Trailboss:
Wow things certainly have changed. We just hear stories about celestial nav, Doppler, etc. The only instructors we have left that have done that sort of stuff are all O-5s. They stopped teaching cellestial in the early 90s. As for DR, it is very much still alive. GPS is taught, but still carries a sort of stigmata due to its ability to be degraded. There is a much bigger emphasis now on EWO and weapons systems now, as navs don't track to EWO, WSO or Panel Nav anymore. I bet you have some cool stories! @Jbntx, The radar display shows the correct terrain in front of the aircraft on the CS B-52. Its actually a good tool, (even on flight sim) for situational awareness as well as basic navigation. I can see both terrain (mountains, lakes, etc) as well as cultural (city) returns. (For instance, I flew from Miami to Cuba in the CS B-52 without naviads, simply using the radar.) If you plan on flying low levels this can prove helpful for not hitting cumulus granite (cloud obscured mountains). Hope this helps. |
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