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Old January 9th 07, 02:35 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.piloting
Paul Tomblin
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Default Lost stories here

In a previous article, "guy" said:
Not lost but terrain avoidance of a sort...

RAF Shackleton on a long transit flight - point A to point B - straight
line - Very bored Navigator.

Nav has some lunch.

Course alteration 90 deg Port

Course alteration 90 deg Starboard

Course alteration 90 deg Starboard

Course alteration 90 deg Port

The Log entry read 'altered course to avoid baked bean'


So of like the "no **** story" I heard some years ago. Navigator says
"change course 1 degree to port". Pilot says "I can't change course 1
degree". Navigator says "change course 5 degrees to starboard", and pilot
complies. Then the navigator immediately says "change course 6 degrees to
port".


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