Just to be clear, I'm not arguing the validity of the constant bearing, set heading point, drift-line type navigation in the real world. I also wasn't asking how the set heading point works. I was simply wondering about the possibility of another form of navigation existing with a constant bearing a...

I guess after two pages of sidetracking I can come to the assumption that if you are using drift lines, then you have to use a set heading point. There was never any form of navigation being taught that used drift lines without a set heading point. It sounds like TC incorporated constant heading nav...

I'm not referring to dead reckoning, I'm refering to the really long and painful type of flight planning that goes out the door as soon as you have your licence, involving track lines, divergence lines, and a planned constant heading. How do divergence/drift lines mean anything if you don't start th...

Has there ever been a time where a Set Heading Point didn't exist for planning cross countries? I had someone mention that he was never taught this when he took his licence, yet they still used drift lines. I don't understand how drift lines would tell you how much correction you need to apply to yo...