View Single Post
  #4  
Old September 22nd 04, 11:38 AM
Cub Driver
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 08:54:06 -0600, Ed Rasimus
wrote:

If the mission were ground attack with a TOT then it's
likely to be a ground speed that is a multiple of 60--that translates
quickly into miles/minute for easy navigation calculations.


It has always pleased me that with INS and all that stuff, that
tactical pilots use the identical groundspeed/distance measure that I
do.

The only difference is that I don't need to multiply

My other bit of pilotage is the two-knuckle rule: the outside knuckles
on my index and middle fingers = ten nautical miles = six minutes.

all the best -- Dan Ford
email: (put Cubdriver in subject line)

The Warbird's Forum
www.warbirdforum.com
Expedition sailboat charters www.expeditionsail.com