Pilot watch not a real EB6

If you want an E6b to use, buy a nice metal full or pocket
size from one of the suppliers, such as ASA, Sporty's, or
Aircraft Spruce.

If you want a watch, buy a watch, combinations of the two
are unwieldy and don't work well.

If you want to impress the girls, get a big pocket watch.



"BillJosephson" wrote in message
ups.com...
| Hi. I am a bit confused. I saw this watch on Amazon and a
reviewer
| states it is not a real EB6:
|
| "The E6-B rule bezel is incomplete, however operational.
For a perfect
| calculation, you must have a "mirror" of the main
functions of the
| rule bezel printed within the watch, just like any
Jeppesen Computer.
| Although I knew this when I bought the watch, it's still
important to
| mention that. There are watches in the market with a
complete E6-B
| rule bezel."
|
| for this watch:
|
|
http://www.amazon.com/Seiko-Mens-Tac...3932448&sr=8-4
|
| But I've looked at other watches, like the one I want, and
the "slide
| rule" seems the same on all of them:
|
| http://mymsn.qxl.no/accdb/ViewItem.asp?IDI=412615595
|
| I want a real EB6; what am I missing? Is this guy right?
Is the
| latter watch true EB6? How do you tell?
|
| Thanks a lot....
|
| Bill
|

Jim Macklin wrote:
If you want an E6b to use, buy a nice metal full or pocket
size from one of the suppliers, such as ASA, Sporty's, or
Aircraft Spruce.

If you want a watch, buy a watch, combinations of the two
are unwieldy and don't work well.

If you want to impress the girls, get a big pocket watch.



I absolutely agree. I own two watches. The E6B function built into one of them
is so small I can't use it effectively, particularly when I'm bouncing around.
If you want a watch with something useful added to it, get a diver's watch with
a unidirectional elapsed time bezel.

If you want to impress girls, get a big diver's watch with unidirectional
elapsed time bezel.

I've carried a shirt pocket sized metal E6B when I fly for years. You can find
one in any pilot shop.




--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

I've got the full-sized and pocket E6b in several models,
ASA, APR and Jepp, but I prefer the CR models from Jepp. I
like the big one for how easy it is to see, but the
discontinued 3-1/2 pocket size is small enough to fit any
shirt pocket. The 4-1/4 will fit a work shirt pocket.
As a CFI I got samples of just about all types, some you've
probably never heard of such as the MB2A and the Navy's MB9
Mach 3.5 job.
Telex even had some made and branded that had color-code
scales.

But I generally use the KISS principle for navigation... the
wind always blows from the west and Washington, D.C. is east
of LAX. Since I don't have a scheduled tanker transfer or
schedule at a gate, I just point it where I think it should
be and adjust later. I don't time instrument approaches
closer than the nearest 15 seconds, since I don't really
know the GS that close, rather look early, I like to be at
the MDA at least a mile and a half from the threshold.

But E6bs are fun and they helped win WWII. Even saw a brass
one.



"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com wrote in
message
...
| Jim Macklin wrote:
| If you want an E6b to use, buy a nice metal full or
pocket
| size from one of the suppliers, such as ASA, Sporty's,
or
| Aircraft Spruce.
|
| If you want a watch, buy a watch, combinations of the
two
| are unwieldy and don't work well.
|
| If you want to impress the girls, get a big pocket
watch.
|
|
|
| I absolutely agree. I own two watches. The E6B function
built into one of them
| is so small I can't use it effectively, particularly when
I'm bouncing around.
| If you want a watch with something useful added to it, get
a diver's watch with
| a unidirectional elapsed time bezel.
|
| If you want to impress girls, get a big diver's watch with
unidirectional
| elapsed time bezel.
|
| I've carried a shirt pocket sized metal E6B when I fly for
years. You can find
| one in any pilot shop.
|
|
|
|
| --
| Mortimer Schnerd, RN
| mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com
|
|
|
|

Or get what I got for $20 on the street in NYC. It's a pilot watch, or at
least looks like one: Big, heavy, chrome, with a rotating bezel with all the
E6B stuff on it, lots of dials, etc. Perfect for impressing the girls...
Except the E6B bezel has both scales on the rotating part. They don't rotate
relative to each other. Just a sham. Still it impresses the ladies. "Are you
a real pilot?" "Sure, just look at my watch." I always wear it when I'm not
with other pilots. Not bad for $20.

Bob Chilcoat (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
...
If you want an E6b to use, buy a nice metal full or pocket
size from one of the suppliers, such as ASA, Sporty's, or
Aircraft Spruce.

If you want a watch, buy a watch, combinations of the two
are unwieldy and don't work well.

If you want to impress the girls, get a big pocket watch.



"BillJosephson" wrote in message
ups.com...
| Hi. I am a bit confused. I saw this watch on Amazon and a
reviewer
| states it is not a real EB6:
|
| "The E6-B rule bezel is incomplete, however operational.
For a perfect
| calculation, you must have a "mirror" of the main
functions of the
| rule bezel printed within the watch, just like any
Jeppesen Computer.
| Although I knew this when I bought the watch, it's still
important to
| mention that. There are watches in the market with a
complete E6-B
| rule bezel."
|
| for this watch:
|
|
http://www.amazon.com/Seiko-Mens-Tac...3932448&sr=8-4
|
| But I've looked at other watches, like the one I want, and
the "slide
| rule" seems the same on all of them:
|
| http://mymsn.qxl.no/accdb/ViewItem.asp?IDI=412615595
|
| I want a real EB6; what am I missing? Is this guy right?
Is the
| latter watch true EB6? How do you tell?
|
| Thanks a lot....
|
| Bill
|

But the size of the watch is inverse to the size of the
pilot's package.



"Bob Chilcoat" wrote in message
news:cYmKh.16458$mh7.8134@trnddc04...
| Or get what I got for $20 on the street in NYC. It's a
pilot watch, or at
| least looks like one: Big, heavy, chrome, with a rotating
bezel with all the
| E6B stuff on it, lots of dials, etc. Perfect for
impressing the girls...
| Except the E6B bezel has both scales on the rotating part.
They don't rotate
| relative to each other. Just a sham. Still it impresses
the ladies. "Are you
| a real pilot?" "Sure, just look at my watch." I always
wear it when I'm not
| with other pilots. Not bad for $20.
|
| Bob Chilcoat (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| ...
| If you want an E6b to use, buy a nice metal full or
pocket
| size from one of the suppliers, such as ASA, Sporty's,
or
| Aircraft Spruce.
|
| If you want a watch, buy a watch, combinations of the
two
| are unwieldy and don't work well.
|
| If you want to impress the girls, get a big pocket
watch.
|
|
|
| "BillJosephson" wrote in
message
|
ups.com...
| | Hi. I am a bit confused. I saw this watch on Amazon
and a
| reviewer
| | states it is not a real EB6:
| |
| | "The E6-B rule bezel is incomplete, however
operational.
| For a perfect
| | calculation, you must have a "mirror" of the main
| functions of the
| | rule bezel printed within the watch, just like any
| Jeppesen Computer.
| | Although I knew this when I bought the watch, it's
still
| important to
| | mention that. There are watches in the market with a
| complete E6-B
| | rule bezel."
| |
| | for this watch:
| |
| |
|
http://www.amazon.com/Seiko-Mens-Tac...3932448&sr=8-4
| |
| | But I've looked at other watches, like the one I want,
and
| the "slide
| | rule" seems the same on all of them:
| |
| | http://mymsn.qxl.no/accdb/ViewItem.asp?IDI=412615595
| |
| | I want a real EB6; what am I missing? Is this guy
right?
| Is the
| | latter watch true EB6? How do you tell?
| |
| | Thanks a lot....
| |
| | Bill
| |
|
|
|
|