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Ha, ha. That's what I thought.
"John Gaquin" wrote in message ... "Jon Woellhaf" wrote in message John, Did you ever actually use your watch for some aeronautical purpose while flying? Of course, Jon..... 1. At brake release, takeoff, or when filling out paperwork, logs, etc, I would routinely refer to my watch to determine the time. Occasionally I would have to mentally add or subtract some factor to determine Z time. This would often require a subsequent nap. 2. At random times enroute, I would refer to my watch, consider relevant operational factors, and arrive at command conclusions such as "....dinner should be ready soon..." or "....time for another coffee...". 3. On a few occasions I tried that thing with a watch where you point one hand at the sun and you can determine North, or where the weather front is, or some such thing, but the digital display rendered the procedure problematic. Fortunately, never in my career did I crash in a remote wilderness and have to hike out 132 miles. And I always kept a real sliderule in my bag, so I never needed to have one built into my watch. Just lucky I guess. :-) |
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![]() "Jon Woellhaf" wrote in message Ha, ha. That's what I thought. Good to hear from you. How're the family and the Skylane - in that order? |
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