Jay Honeck wrote:
Post your lost story here, so we can all laugh at them.

Just think -- with the advent of GPS, this is one thread that no one
will understand in another 20 years.

Again? :-) I have an extensive collection (over 400) of air
navigation books.

1900s = we'd never get lost as soon as we had "lighthouse" balloons all
over.

1910s = we'd never get lost as soon as we had good compasses.

1920-30s = we'd never get lost with all the coming radio beacons.

1940s = we'd never get lost with a separate navigator on board.

1950s = we'd never get lost with a good autopilot.

1960-70s = even better beacons.

1980-now = gps

2020-xxx = ?? Probably ground guidance for everything Each plane
will be a remotely-piloted vehicle. The pilot can't get lost... he's
in a chair on the ground.

Cheers, Kev