AviationBanter - View Single Post - Organizational Skills Required During Instrument Flight

**Mitty** · February 20th 07, 01:07 AM posted to rec.aviation.student,rec.aviation.ifr

On 2/18/2007 8:33 PM, wrote the following:
How many folks use a kneeboard?

Me. And a yoke board.

What
kind of timer (analog or digital stopwatch) do you use, and where do
you put it?

ASA Timer but it's very bulky. Attached to yoke board with 3M Dual Lock,
similar to Velcro.

Where do you keep the charts, approach plates, and
scratch paper?

On the knee board, either Jepp punched on the binder rings or under the clip.
Plates are moved to the yoke board when I'm using them, so very little head
movement and easy to see. Otherwise the airplane specific checklist is visible
on the yoke board.

How many people write down every clearance, heading,
altitude and frequency change?

Me. Or I try to. I use custom paper printed from an Excel spreadsheet that
gives me, among other things, three columns of blanks titled Altitude, Heading,
and Frequency. The bottom number written in each column is the current
assignment. I could email you the spreadsheet if you like.

How do you keep from dropping your pen
(or pencil)?

Sometimes not too effectively. I have spares. Waiting until three are on the
floor substantially increases my odds of finding _one_ by blind groping.

Is it on a string? Where do you put in when not in
use? Velcro? Your pocket?

Both the yoke board and the knee board have velcro to hold pens.