Back in the 1930s the rigid airships plying the Atlantic used 'pressure ridge' techniques.
During the flight the navigator would use the later weather reports to plot a course that would follow the ridges between high- and low-pressure regions, either to find a corridor of minimal wind or to ride a favorable wind like a slingshot. Without that, they couldn't hope to reach the other side if they hit a headwind.
I wish I could remember more but the only reference I've found to it is in an old library copy of 'Giants in the Sky' by Douglas Robinson.
During the flight the navigator would use the later weather reports to plot a course that would follow the ridges between high- and low-pressure regions, either to find a corridor of minimal wind or to ride a favorable wind like a slingshot. Without that, they couldn't hope to reach the other side if they hit a headwind.
I wish I could remember more but the only reference I've found to it is in an old library copy of 'Giants in the Sky' by Douglas Robinson.