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This e-book “Pilotage & Dead Reckoning” is the first in a series designed to teach new X-Plane pilots about navigation. X-Plane is an incredibly realistic tool for learning to fly accurately.
This first book focuses on two of the essential navigation skills every pilot should master: Pilotage and Dead Reckoning. These skills are crucial as they serve as a lifeline in case GPS and radios fail.
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To use this book, you only need X-Plane and a free Flight Planner/Moving map application like Little Navmap.
The book includes
- An overview of Pilotage and Dead Reckoning,
- Setting up Little Navmap with X-Plane,
- Detailed explanations of MAGNETIC and TRUE bearings.
- The book then goes on to include a flight with eight legs, teaching new aspects of Pilotage and Dead Reckoning in each leg.
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Basic knowledge of school geometry and trigonometry is needed to master Dead Reckoning, but the book provides step-by-step guidance through the calculations.
Upon completing the flight, readers will have a good grasp of Pilotage and Dead Reckoning, including the impact of winds on navigation.
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The PDF book has 177 pages (88 Double spreads). Download size 72MB
And i think it is also use full for other flightsimulator, like MSFS. As mentioned, it’s available via simMarket. And see also more E-books from Dave here.