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Subject: Re: Flight Computer
From: jbolinger@lintek.com (J L Bolinger)
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In article <Cb462.1345$Mm6.6734@newsfeed.slurp.net>, 
maclean@nospam.clarityconnect.com says...
>
>If you're talking about an electronic, as opposed to a circular slide rule,
>my advice is to not waste your money.
>In practical flying, the most important computations are those related to
>fuel consumption & endurance. You should learn to work those out in your
>head, with paper & pencil as backup.
> Wind ? for flight planning, a circular slide rule is more than adequate; en
>route you fly whatever WCA is needed to maintain your course.
>[Just *my* opinion. I make no claim that my opinion is the best advice for
>everyone or even anyone.]
>
>delta611@earthlink.net wrote in message
><3658902d.30729053@news.earthlink.net>...
>>
>>
>>   Im looking for suggestions before buying a flight computer..Does
>>anyone have the Techstar Pro or the TechStar..??  I've handled
>>Sportys, but the menu was so small I can hardy read it....
>>
>>
>> Barry
>>
>
>

Another comment...

I fail to understand why the electronic ones give answers to the nearest 
+/-0.1!!

I don't know about the rest of the news group, but the plane that I fly has
the IAS marked every 5 Kts, and the reported wind speeds are to the
nearest knot.  Anyway my eyes are not good enough to read the distances on the
sectionals to +/-0.1 miles.

Personnally, I find the ole' circular slide rule a lot more efficeint for
calculating times between checkpoints.  Once you set your ground speed, a
quick glance will tell you your time at each distance.  While with an 
electronic one you have to punch in more numbers.

