Comments by "Helium Road" (@RCAvhstape) on "Honda Point Disaster - Taking a Wrong Turn at Albuquerque" video.

  1. Things were different back then. Chester Nimitz ran the USS Decatur aground early in his career, and was reprimanded, but it didn't end his career, much to the misfortune of the Imperial Japanese Navy decades later. The modern US Navy, in contrast, literally has more admirals than ships last I heard, and can probably afford to cashier an officer who screws up easier.
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  2. 3:30 diagram describes ded reckoning for aircraft, which is pretty much exactly the same as it is for ships, except of course you are worried about winds aloft instead of water currents.
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