Oh you mean "accept."
Heavy-duty fabric for briefcase
Enough room to keep a midget Attorney in it would be good too. That way I could whip him out any time I'm not quite sure which monument is controlling.
Heavy-duty fabric for briefcase
> Enough room to keep a midget Attorney in it would be good too. That way I could whip him out any time I'm not quite sure which monument is controlling.
Better than that, just carry a cell phone with a good camera, take pictures of both and upload them to this forum asking for help. I'll bet you'll have five answers in no time, although no two of them may be the same.
Heavy-duty fabric for briefcase
Yes but we could have an arm wrestling tournament to see which answer will be used on this particular survey.
Heavy-duty fabric for briefcase
> Yes but we could have an arm wrestling tournament to see which answer will be used on this particular survey.
Easier yet, just carry dice with you. It improves your odds.
Rate My Monument
> Yes but we could have an arm wrestling tournament to see which answer will be used on this particular survey.
Actually, you could upload the photos to a website called "Rate My Monument" and get hundreds of opinions, the average of which would be justifiable in all cases for all purposes. It will take heavy lifting out of boundary resolution. You can thank me later.
Rate My Monument
you would need some statistical analysis of the margin of error.
Rate My Monument
> you would need some statistical analysis of the margin of error.
No, that's the beauty part. Once you get ten answers you can say with confidence that "7 out of 10 surveyors" agreed that this piece of bicycle handlebar with old, faded flagging on it is the corner as originally established in 1883 by the government surveyors.
Kent
That "1945 U.S. Army briefcase" looks suspiciously like my "Case, Navigation, Dead Reckoning, Type A-4" although mine is really from 1945 and has been used continuously by me (until I retired it a couple of years ago before it fell apart) and by my father before me. Don't know when the straps disappeared, but I never missed them.
Kent
> That "1945 U.S. Army briefcase" looks suspiciously like my "Case, Navigation, Dead Reckoning, Type A-4" although mine is really from 1945 and has been used continuously by me (until I retired it a couple of years ago before it fell apart) and by my father before me.
Well, that speaks well for the durability of the design (aside from the missing straps). It looks like it may be goat skin instead of cow hide. Any thoughts on that score?
Kent
Take this unit:
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and stamp the flap "LAND SURVEYOR, CONTENTS UNLAWFUL TO DISTURB"
Kent
I think it's probably cowhide.
Interestingly enough, a Google search for "case navigation type a-4" turned up some hits:
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ww2-army-air-corp-navigation-case-type-a-4
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ww-2-aaf-navigators-type-a4-navigation-case
Jepp Chart case
What a cool heirloom Rich!
My brother was telling me stories a while back about our dad, who was an Army pilot, and one of them was about the leather “Jepp Chart case” all the pilots carried. A bit larger than a standard briefcase, it had various sized compartments for flight manuals and rolled up aviation charts and one square compartment that didn’t really work well for any type of chart or manual, but was a perfect fit for a bottle of Jack Daniels. So, according to my brother, all the Army aviators at that time ended up being Jack Daniels drinkers, thanks to the Jeppesen Nautical Chart Company.
Jepp Chart case
I had a set of Jeppesens for a while. I spent more time updating them than actually using them in flight. For occasional IFR the cheap federal books take less time.
It's probably all on your Iphone by now.
I made an approach plate clipboard out of pvc pipe and a cheap small drugstore clipboard and other parts. It's around here somewhere. It clamps behind the control wheel.
Maxpedition....
Kent: I have a Maxpedition Kodiak Gearslinger that I am using as my laptop/EDC/General haul all these days....
It is very tough and well made.
All of the Maxpedition stuff is top quality.
I want one!
