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I suggest using the sun and a wrist watch to work out which way is North.
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Yup. I seem to recall that the RAF got hold of a Fw 190 from an unfortunate Luftwaffe pilot who got this wrong...
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...the English Electric Lightning would tend to under estimate altitude at transonic speed. This meant that low level intercepts over the sea were routinely flown at negative indicated altitude. And they did this at night. Balls Of Steel!
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And presumably, underwear of asbestos.
I'm really looking forward to getting into this sim, and messing things up in ways I'd never have thought of before. I think that some of those who complain about how difficult it is to deal with all the complexities should remember that only the most proficient were selected to fly, and then it took a long time to learn - if you lived long enough.