[ARC5] Adcock ranges

[gordon white]

   Back in the day,  (1950s) when I got my pilot's license, VORs 
("Omni") were in their infancy. I flew mostly on the four-course radio 
ranges. They could be very challenging to follow, especially when the 
departing leg was not a straight follow on to the arriving leg. After 
flying over the cone of silence, how certain could you be that you were 
outbound on the correct leg? There was a procedure for flying a pattern 
to determine which leg you were on, but it was confusing, too, to a new 
pilot. I recall getting lost once on top of a low cloud layer. (yes, I 
should not have been on top as a non instrument rated pilot but the 
forecast was for CAVU at my destination.) Since I was unsure of just 
where I was, I found a hole in the cloud layer, spotted a small airfield 
and landed. In an hour or so the layer moved on, everything was clear, 
so I took off and flew with more confidence to my destination.

  - Gordon Eliot White
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