"Gene Seibel" wrote in message
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Monday I made a stop on a cross country flight to have lunch with my
daughter. Afterwards we dropped in to a used book store to browse. As
usual I migrated to the aviation section. The gem I laid my eyes on
this time was written in 1957 and titled, "Flying the Omnirange." It
touts the advantages and incredible possibilities of the fantastic new
VHF onmidirectional radio range (VOR) that was replacing the
low-frequency rado ranges in the 1950's. Here are a few paragraphs that
you may find interesting and mildly amusing.
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I have a sectional chart from the Roswell, NM area dated 1945. There are
Danger Areas, Prohibited Areas, a handful of NDBs (the Roswell NDB still has
the same frequency that it had then). There is a note on one corner that
says if you are caught passing the information on the chart to the enemy you
will be charged with treason. On the other corner is the price: twenty-five
cents : )

Allen