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Flying with the Old Breed—Why’d You Do That?

Air Facts

Rolling down the runway with reference only to my DG, I’d make minor heading corrections with the rudder to remain centered. We flew the usual approaches: VOR, ILS, and the now extinct NDB. At DA, Charlie would call out trim and throttle adjustments while I kept the localizer needle centered with slight rudder movements.

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