Get lost

[HagarTheHorrible]

I was trying to work out how to use the compass in the RAF aircraft in Clod with mixed success. Usually I manage given a combination of sun position, landmarks and only occasionally looking at the compass.

 

It strikes me that with snow covered landscapes, navigation, is going to be even more difficult without a better understanding of compass work.

[dburne]

I have not messed with it much yet - my rookie butt still using the map - but seems like I read somewhere on the ATAG forums, the compass has to be calibrated or something?

 

Hmm, just had a look and found this tutorial - maybe that will help?

http://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=854&highlight=compass+tutorial

 

EDIT: Crap, I thought I would take a look myself, and see it states the video is no longer available or something.

Sorry about that, maybe someone way more knowledgeable than I will come along and help - I am curious as well.

Edited November 3, 2013 by dburnette

[HagarTheHorrible]

Sorry my post was supposed to refer to BoS's snow covered landscapes as opposed to Clod's, just in case there is any misunderstanding.

[Sokol1]

I was trying to work out how to use the compass in the RAF aircraft in Clod with mixed success.

RAF P8 compass have some peculiarities, and DG need constant calibration... You get better training using Bf 109 instead.

 

For featureless winter landscape - if BoS missions have more than 50 Km to flight (you know: "I dont have time to just fly and navigate"...) - use compass and clock to "dead recknoning". Work well in Pacific missions in il-2'46.

 

Sokol1

[OBT-Psycho]

I think the key here is training... like often. I mean by this that you should train yourself to reckognize terrain and compare it to the map. I found it was the easier way to succeed in navigation in sim. Especially with RAF compas that has a tendancy to go nuts after a couple of vigorous manoeuver...

[HagarTheHorrible]

At least in RoF I always had the front line for getting my bearings. Most of my navigating in RoF, if I lived long enough, was by comparing the map to the ground, particularly rivers, roads and above all woods. I hardly ever looked at the compass apart from for a very general heading.

[Sternjaeger]

it happens in real life as well, it's a combination of landscape changing and light reflection from the snow, it can be really frustrating! 

[76SQN-FatherTed]

At least in RoF I always had the front line for getting my bearings. Most of my navigating in RoF, if I lived long enough, was by comparing the map to the ground, particularly rivers, roads and above all woods. I hardly ever looked at the compass apart from for a very general heading.

 

Yeah, and navigating in RoF in the winter is much harder IMO, so  I share your concern