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Originally Posted by Dantilla
For those that don't know, Mr. Jeppesen was an early airmail pilot.
He started taking detailed notes about roads, rivers, railroad tracks and water towers so he could find his destinations in during poor weather. Started making up arrival procedures using landmarks and compass headings.
Other pilots asked for a copy. A business was born.
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That is very cool, I did not know that story.
Even with GPS, I always had back-up paper charts...even on nap of the earth, low level flight on NVG's.
I just felt better.