If Iran can (purportedly) spoof the sat signal of an RQ-170 and deceive it to land at a different "home" airfield inside Iran, I think they'd be able to spoof some World War II-era radio wave technology.LORAN Baby........got me within 50 yards of my waypoint, with no fuckups.
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Iran Detains 10 U.S. Navy Personnel
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Lighten up Francis............it was a joke. I never used it flying (all civilian) but did use LORAN for nav on racing yachts.
Sweet! Which ones? America's Cup style?
Read about an interesting study last year about cab drivers and how using/not using a GPS device helped them learn the city they drive in.
http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014...ht-never-get-any-better-at-navigation/375013/
This may go with the territory for aviator types, but I've always been a bit of a map geek. When I hike, I like to shoot lines of bearing with compass and map to fix my position - same goes for sailing, even though I always have a GPS available. It's a good skill set to maintain. I can also get lost for hours in Google Earth - figuring out my next hike, camping spot, or road trip.
No, I ran the bow on 50's. But that was a while ago.
Don't believe everything you read online.
It took 9 guys to run 25' of the boat and I ran the other 25'. Jibe sets and beam reach kite changes baby. All back when I was young, dumb, and fearless.Foredeck is one of my favorite places to be on a sailboat. Action, hustle and high potential for disaster! The spinnaker does not suffer fools easily.
Agreed sir. Also, I am not sure the DoD or DHS would have acted so differently if a pair of Iranian high speed gun boats were found just idling in territorial waters near a U.S. military installation while appearing to address a mechanical/navigational issue.
Mistakes were made. Apologies may or may not be warranted. Everyone seemed to act professionally. And, mercifully, this minor incident almost seemed to be a catalyst for a much more significant, rapid detente between the U.S. and Iran (which must have already been in the works for some time).
Wow, they've been sent home. However you feel about these guys and this incident, let's hope that they are dealt with - be it rewarded or punished- in a fair and objective way, and not made pawns of a political agenda.
Don't worry. They'll be the butt of jokes around squadron workspaces for quite a while...
Don't worry. They'll be the butt of jokes around squadron workspaces for quite a while...
Yeah, no doubt
I am just thinking back to the CO of VINCENNES and the aircraft commander of the EP-3 that landed on Hainan Island. In both of those cases I think political considerations may have trumped fairness in how those men were dealt with.