The Need for an Area Navigation Capability State of Oregon Experience with Loran-C

Paul E. Burket, Roger G. Ritchey

Abstract:	Personnel in the Aeronautics Division of the Oregon Department of Transportation were introduced to the "magic" and potential benefits of the use of Loran-C for air navigation in 1983 through contact with corporate officers of the Morrow manufacturing firm. Aeronautics staff members had heard about a corporate pilot, in southern Oregon, doing some experimental flying with equipment being developed by Morrow Electronics, a local Salem, Oregon manufacturer of small electronics systems and equipment. We had heard the name "Loran" mentioned, but were unaware of particular details. As time went on and we learned more about the work being done by the newly founded Morrow, Incorporated, an offshoot of the old Morrow Electronics, we found that the earlier flight activity was experimental work using Loran-C for enroute navigation. Other than some rather minor individual exposure to Loran-A and Shoran during WWII we were largely unaware of the tremendous potential benefits of using the newer, far more accurate, Loran-C for aviation purposes, including instrument approaches.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 1991 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 22 - 24, 1991 Sheraton San Marcos Hotel Phoenix, AZ
Pages:	59 - 63
Cite this article:	Burket, Paul E., Ritchey, Roger G., "The Need for an Area Navigation Capability State of Oregon Experience with Loran-C," Proceedings of the 1991 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, Phoenix, AZ, January 1991, pp. 59-63.
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