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#31
September 11th 03, 07:26 AM
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On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 03:49:50 GMT, "William T Bartlett"
wrote: They flew very effectively on the Adcock range, which was set up across the nation. This was a aural navigation system in which all that was necessary was a tunable low freq radio, a watch, compas. and chart (some knowledge of Morris code big snip for obvious reasons look up adcock range on Goggle.DF was also available. Bill ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Bill.. Morris code? Yeah, right. Like Del said..... They mostly flew into the ground. Barnyard BOb - pre VOR pilot ================================== Del Rawlins wrote: On 29 Aug 2003 01:15 PM, Dick posted the following: Staring at my empty instrument panel while considering which instruments and their placement, I got wondering how old time Mail pilots flew if caught in IFR conditions. Mostly, they flew into the ground. ---------------------------------------------------- Del Rawlins- Remove _kills_spammers_ to reply via email. Unofficial Bearhawk FAQ website: http://www.rawlinsbrothers.org/bhfaq/ 
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#32
September 11th 03, 03:41 PM
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"Barnyard BOb --" wrote in message ... On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 03:49:50 GMT, "William T Bartlett" wrote: They flew very effectively on the Adcock range, which was set up across the nation. This was a aural navigation system in which all that was necessary was a tunable low freq radio, a watch, compas. and chart (some knowledge of Morris code big snip for obvious reasons look up adcock range on Goggle.DF was also available. Bill ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Bill.. Morris code? Yeah, right. Like Del said..... They mostly flew into the ground. Barnyard BOb - pre VOR pilot ================================== Sure, Morris code. That's where you tie bells to your feet and communicate by dancing. Tim Ward
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#33
September 11th 03, 07:28 PM
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"Mike Weller" wrote in message
s.com... It's an exercise in futility now to try to teach modern day students something as simple as how the BFO works. How 'bout "Whistle-stop tuning"? Rich S.
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#34
September 11th 03, 07:42 PM
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On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 22:39:45 GMT, "Dave Stadt"
wrote: Actually you turn the antenna for the weakest signal. Yes, you tune for a "null". It's an exercise in futility now to try to teach modern day students something as simple as how the BFO works. Sigh, I guess that I'm getting old. Naw... things are just getting better! Mike Weller
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