Even better, get an RMI either mechanical or electronic.



"Sam Spade" wrote in message
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| Bob Gardner wrote:
| Thks is an idea I disagree with. The rotatable azimuth
is there for a reason
| and should be used. The problem comes when the
instrument student tries to
| adjust the bezel for every heading change. A better
method is to estimate
| how much heading change into the wind is necessary in
order to offset wind
| drift and set the bezel to that heading...maybe five to
ten degrees away
| from the published course...and then work at maintaining
that estimated
| heading until it is proven wrong by moving either
further into the wind or
| back toward the nose. Whatever. Change the bezel a
couple of degrees in the
| necessary direction and go back to work on maintaining
the heading using the
| DG. Shouldn't have to touch the rotatable azimuth more
than a couple of
| times during an approach, if you are any good at
guessing crosswind
| component.
|
| Better yet, relegate ADF to the museum of 20th Century
aviation
| artifacts. ;-)