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From: demillo@uwmacc.UUCP (Rob DeMillo)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: aviation calculators
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Date: Thu, 13-Dec-84 15:11:10 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 13 15:11:10 1984
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> 	 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

   Perference? When the Christmas season is over I plan on
getting the electronic version. (I currently have the slide rule.)
My reasons are the same for buying an electronic calculator over
a slide rule calculator...I DETEST fidgeting with the little
knobs, slides, and fiddly things. I also am not too pleased with
keeping track of the differences between 0.1 1.0 and 10.0 ...
   Just a personal observation...
             --- Rob DeMillo
                 MACC
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