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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
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Posted: Fri Nov 30 13:52:20 1984
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Organization: HHB-Softron, Mahwah, NJ
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	     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