"Jay Honeck" wrote in message ups.com...
:
: Nope, but it's a good idea. On this trip, after spending 4 hours at
: 8500 feet, I felt just fine -- until I tried to compute how far out I
: would have to start my descent in order to reach pattern altitude
: properly. Suddenly I realized that mild hypoxia had robbed me of my
: (already normally challenged) math skills.
:
: It took greater-than-normal concentration to come up with the answer
: -- which alerted me to be very careful with my other decisions. (Yet
: another advantage of a two-pilot cockpit. I can tell Mary to keep an
: eye on what I'm doing, just in case.)
: --
: Jay Honeck
: Iowa City, IA
: Pathfinder N56993
: www.AlexisParkInn.com
: "Your Aviation Destination"
:

You coulda used the Lowarance 2000 to do it for you...I suppose the 496 has the calcs available also?