Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site anwar.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!cmcl2!philabs!hhb!anwar!mark From: mark@anwar.UUCP (mark) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: aviation calculators Message-ID: <128@anwar.UUCP> Date: Fri, 30-Nov-84 13:52:20 EST Article-I.D.: anwar.128 Posted: Fri Nov 30 13:52:20 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 4-Dec-84 05:25:09 EST Distribution: net.general Organization: HHB-Softron, Mahwah, NJ Lines: 28 Last Sunday I decided to visit a couple of local FBO's at Republic Airport on Long Island NY in search of a good aviation computer. In my quest I had a predetermination to buy an electronic type because of its convenience (push buttons) v.s look up the data (slide rule style). Another reason for my prejudice is that the flight manual Im currently using has the flight computer chapter set up to teach the student with an electronic calculator (note: of course the electronic type they use throughout the chapter is manufactured by the same company as the book). By the end of my search I ended up with a slide rule type (jeppesen CR5) despite the use of the electronic type in the flight book. This was due to several reasons. First, the electronic type was not available in any of the FBO's I visited. Second, All the "locals" I spoke to said the slide rule type is perfectly fine, reliable, and less expensive. And third, I assumed (with my very little statistical data) that most pilots must prefer the traditional type since no one knows about the modern replacement for the traditional slide rule. -> Do you flyers out in netland have a preference ? Is the modern marvel really available at FBO's ? Do new pilots have a different preference than older pilots ? Finally, Is one easier to use than the other ? :-) Mark Nickson HHB Softron 1000 Wyckoff Ave Mahwah, NJ 07430 201-848-8000