Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site bunker.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!ittvax!bunker!gmm From: gmm@bunker.UUCP (Gregory M. Mandas) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: Re: aviation calculators Message-ID: <619@bunker.UUCP> Date: Fri, 7-Dec-84 10:49:17 EST Article-I.D.: bunker.619 Posted: Fri Dec 7 10:49:17 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 9-Dec-84 02:39:01 EST References: <128@anwar.UUCP> <208@terak.UUCP> <17293@lanl.ARPA> <677@watcgl.UUCP> Distribution: net.general Organization: Bunker Ramo, Trumbull Ct Lines: 16 > > Of course, only 9 checkpoints won't make it past > > a cross country check ride. My instructor wanted checkpoints every five > > minutes! > > Arghh. This seems a bit excessive. I'd rather spend my time looking out > the window than recalculating groundspeed all the time. That IS the point. You should spend the time looking out the window. Remember pilotage. If you are talking about VFR (which I am) having a checkpoint every fine minutes is seeing if the RR tracks below are the same ones one the map. I think today's pilots are caught up in the technology bit a little too much. Greg mandas ittvax!bunker!gmm