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Old 11-30-2007 | 06:19 AM
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nhblacksmith
 
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Default RE: Lost my plane!

It's great you found your plane. If you or one of your fellow club members are ever in a similar situation again, the suggestion about getting a line on the sight with a compass works even better if you have a hand held GPS. You can plot a line to the estimated crash site and follow it closely even in thick woods or brush without further reference. I learned to navigate with a compass but now use a GPS with topographical software regularly in my nature photography and wouldn't go back (but I still carry a compass which works without batteries!). We strapped my GPS in an airplane one day and plotted the area over which we flew-over 1 mile end to end and at altitudes up to 2,000 feet.