This manual answers several FAQ that have come up that even some instructors
have no definitive answer for. Examples of things contained in this pamphlet
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How to navigate directly from one radio fix to another without using GPS
(you can solve it in seconds on your E6-B).

How to read a map.

Re-computing heading and distance using dead reckoning.

There are INSTRUCTORS who don't know those things? Incredible!

There shouldn't even be any private pilots who don't know them!

But unfortunately, I know there are. Now I know why.

How to navigate using stars.

If you mean knowing how to find North, I thought even most kids knew
that.

If you mean celestial navigation, there isn't much point in private
pilots learning that, unless it's just to satisfy their intellectual
curiosity. Celestial nav requires expensive equipment and intensive
training; and in any case is virtually impossible to carry out while
flying a private aircraft.

I understand even the Naval Academy no longer teaches celestial nav,
which does kinda sadden me, if only for nostalgic reasons.

vince norris