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To: Viiksitimali

Is there a VOR/DME station on the island on that lake? Looks like that what he orbiting. The DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) can keep him from accidentally straying into Finnish airspace. Still, for a military aircraft, isn’t that like flying with training wheels?


32 posted on 04/25/2014 2:41:40 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (This is known as "bad luck". - Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

It is best known as the site of the 14th century Valaam Monastery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valaam


35 posted on 04/26/2014 12:58:18 AM PDT by Viiksitimali
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