CEO of the Cockpit #66

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Key Takeaways:

  • The article, titled "Night Flight, Direct Rome," is from the "CEO of the Cockpit" column and discusses aircraft navigation.
  • It highlights that the "art and science" of navigating an airliner has evolved beyond solely relying on digital black box CPUs.
  • Even the experienced author (AVweb's CEO of the Cockpit) humorously admits to sometimes using simpler, less high-tech navigation methods, metaphorically "following roads."
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CEO of the Cockpit #66: Night Flight, Direct Rome
The amazing art and science of navigating an airliner didn’t always dwell in the clicking CPU of a black box. Even AVweb’s CEO of the Cockpit sometimes has to fly IFR — I Follow Roads.

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