Dead reckoning
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Oct 11, 2026
KeithHOST
took the time to teach them.
KeithHOST
Dead Reckoning, which is something I'm not very good at, but Dead Reckoning used to sit right there next to learning how to find directions with a compass.
KeithHOST
Speed, direction, and time.
KeithHOST
From those three things, you can figure out where you were without a phone.
Tail DraggerHOST
The first was navigation.
Tail DraggerHOST
Without Gaddy, he would be flying Dead Reckoning.
Tail DraggerHOST
Magnetic compass, airspeed indicator, clock, and whatever landmarks he could find below him.
Tail DraggerHOST
He had flown the route once.
George GrombacherHOST
I've had the experience before, but not geographically speaking.
George GrombacherHOST
Do you ever ask yourself that question, "Where the heck am I in life? How did I get here? Am I moving at all? Am I moving in the, the right direction?" There's this old navigation technique called dead reckoning.
George GrombacherHOST
Um, before GPS...
George GrombacherHOST
Remember time before GPS? Before GPS could tell you exactly where you were, before Siri could competently direct you, um, to the lake or wherever, sailors, sailors and navigators had to figure out where they were without any kind of technology, and it's this idea of dead reckoning, and the basic idea is pretty simple.
George GrombacherHOST
You start with a known position, then you establish your direction, you determine your speed, you measure how long you've been traveling, and from those things, you can estimate, roughly speaking, where you are.
George GrombacherHOST
So figure out your known position, your direction, your speed, time.
George GrombacherHOST
That's dead reckoning, and it's a pretty good framework for navigating not only the ocean but also life because sometimes we can definitely lose our bearings.
George GrombacherHOST
You can wake up one morning and realize, "I'm 35 years old.
speaker_7NARRATOR
It introduces the need for planning, which includes plotting the course on an aeronautical chart, selecting checkpoints, measuring distances, obtaining pertinent weather information, and computing flight time, headings, and fuel requirements.
speaker_7NARRATOR
The methods used in this chapter include pilotage, navigating by reference to visible landmarks, dead reckoning Computations of direction and distance from a known position, and radio navigation by use of radio aids.
speaker_7NARRATOR
Aeronautical charts.
speaker_7NARRATOR
An aeronautical chart is a roadmap for a pilot flying under VFR.
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speaker_9NARRATOR
Pilotage.
speaker_9NARRATOR
Pilotage is navigation by reference to landmarks or checkpoints.
speaker_9NARRATOR
It is a method of navigation that can be used on any course that has adequate checkpoints, but is more commonly used in conjunction with dead reckoning and VFR radio navigation.
speaker_9NARRATOR
The checkpoints selected should be prominent features common to the area of the flight.
speaker_8NARRATOR
It introduces the need for planning, which includes plotting the course on an aeronautical chart, selecting checkpoints, measuring distances, obtaining pertinent weather information, and computing flight time, headings, and fuel requirements.
speaker_8NARRATOR
The methods used in this chapter include pilotage, navigating by reference to visible landmarks, dead reckoning, computations of direction and distance from a known position, and radio navigation by use of radio aids.
speaker_8NARRATOR
Aeronautical charts.
speaker_8NARRATOR
An aeronautical chart is a roadmap for a pilot flying under VFR.
36 MINS LATER
speaker_13NARRATOR
Pilotage.
speaker_13NARRATOR
Pilotage is navigation by reference to landmarks or checkpoints.
speaker_13NARRATOR
It is a method of navigation that can be used on any course that has adequate checkpoints, but is more commonly used in conjunction with dead reckoning and VFR radio navigation.
speaker_13NARRATOR
The checkpoints selected should be prominent features common to the area of the flight.
Ken WoodwardHOST
From those three things, they plot where the boat ought to be.
Ken WoodwardHOST
That's dead reckoning, and dead reckoning drifts.
Ken WoodwardHOST
A current leans on the hull, and an instrument carries an error so small nobody would notice it in an hour, but the hours add up.
Ken WoodwardHOST
The, the plot looks clean.
Ken WoodwardHOST
Is certainty what actually keeps me safe, or is it my ability to keep checking my position against the world? This is a solo episode and a personal one.
Ken WoodwardHOST
I don't come to the question as someone who has it figured out.
Ken WoodwardHOST
I come to it as someone who lived a long stretch of life on dead reckoning, felt completely safe doing it, and found out later how far the plot had drifted.
Ken WoodwardHOST
I'm gonna take this in three parts.