Ideal watch?

Brinks wrote:
I've been off looking for a good aviation watch. I've looked at Citizen
Skyhawk watches, which look cool, but they don't have a backlight, which I
thought would be bad (good?) for flying at night. And I've seen some
others that are all digital, but I like having the hands for a timer. And I
found one that vibrates, which I thought would be really handy for switching
tanks and things, but it didn't have hands. So, I was wondering, what would
everyone like to see as a minimum set of features in an ideal watch? Here's
my list -

I haven't worn a watch for many years (including when I flew IFR), but..

1) Analog hands and second hand for timing things
2) Digital clock set to Zulu time so I don't have to bother my small brain
with those pesky conversions
3) Backlight so I can see it when I'm flying at night

You can get a fairly inexpensive Timex with these three features.

4) Vibrating alarm so I remember to do routine things like switch tanks.

I seriously doubt you'd feel it vibrate. I know I've forgotten to turn
my cell phone off in the air, and I couldn't feel it when it started
vibrating.

-- Jay


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Jay Masino wrote:
Brinks wrote:

I've been off looking for a good aviation watch. I've looked at Citizen
Skyhawk watches, which look cool, but they don't have a backlight, which I
thought would be bad (good?) for flying at night. And I've seen some
others that are all digital, but I like having the hands for a timer. And I
found one that vibrates, which I thought would be really handy for switching
tanks and things, but it didn't have hands. So, I was wondering, what would
everyone like to see as a minimum set of features in an ideal watch? Here's
my list -


I haven't worn a watch for many years (including when I flew IFR), but..


1) Analog hands and second hand for timing things
2) Digital clock set to Zulu time so I don't have to bother my small brain
with those pesky conversions
3) Backlight so I can see it when I'm flying at night


You can get a fairly inexpensive Timex with these three features.


4) Vibrating alarm so I remember to do routine things like switch tanks.


I seriously doubt you'd feel it vibrate. I know I've forgotten to turn
my cell phone off in the air, and I couldn't feel it when it started
vibrating.

-- Jay


__!__
Jay and Teresa Masino ___(_)___
http://www2.ari.net/jmasino/ ! ! !

Checkout http://www.oc-adolfos.com/
for the best Italian food in Ocean City, MD and...
Checkout http://www.brolow.com/ for authentic Blues music on Delmarva

Why did they not put vg's on the full length of the wing? Can you now
get a much greater angle of attack before stalling ?

Thanks