Before I continue with this work I must remember that all this idea came from Captain Sacadura's mind. He also realised that to proceed a flight over the South Atlantic he would need to resolve the problem of navigation. For this he spent some time with Gago Coutinho, his comrade and former colleague during surveys realised in Africa, during many dinners and very late evenings. One consequence of their discussions was the use of a modified Mariner's Sextant with the employment of a "Heading Computer" for the determination of the characteristics of the wind and to find the correct heading for the intended track.
In the beginning Sacadura envisaged sharing his flight with another pilot so that he could share the long and monotonous legs of flying, on the other hand he needed a very skillful navigator. However, considering that Captain Coutinho wanted to take part in this enterprise, Sacadura decided in favour of Coutinho.
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