Well, I am glad that we, Heath, JeffN, me , and of course our flight instructor Gary agree that we would opt to plan a Rhumb Line route for the Lae to Howland leg. Given his training, experience,qualifications as a pilot, expert navigator, certified ship's Captain, etc so woul Fred Noonan.
Now, can we all reach agreement that FN planned to have AE fly an offset landfall approach, prolly after his last celestial fix at approximately 600 nm out (DR error about 60 nm)? Prolly to approach on a course of 067 degrees (90 degrees to the LOP157/337) about 60 nm NNW of Howland?