This is the one I was issued in the USAF and when it was lost in the crash, I picked up a replacement from eBay.
https://airandspace.si.edu/collectio...ates-air-force
Another site says 4" wide and 7.5" long, in the case.
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Originally posted by A. Niemyer View PostAlthough it's most accurate the faster you go, and 160-172 knots TAS is NOT what I think they had in mind.
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Originally posted by Larry sreyoB View PostMy favorite was the Jepp CR-5. Fits in a shirt pocket.
I had my primary students buy a CR computer, too, but most picked a larger size which was easier to learn on. The CR-3, I think.
I think the medium-sized CR-2 is the only one that they still make.
https://www.longbeachpilotshop.com/p...cular-computer
Best regards,
Andy
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I like the small USAF one. Basically a small E-6B for fighter/attack cockpit use.
I don't remember the designation, but I still have one around.
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[QUOTEFits in a shirt pocket[/QUOTE]
Most important part, t'was!
best, randy
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Originally posted by dick merrill View PostI have an extensive collection of flight computers, the manual kind.
I had my primary students buy a CR computer, too, but most picked a larger size which was easier to learn on. The CR-3, I think.
I think the medium-sized CR-2 is the only one that they still make.
https://www.longbeachpilotshop.com/p...cular-computer
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Originally posted by John O'Shaughnessy [FCM] View PostI instruct my students to use all available information. Of course, need to make sure they can do it without the moving map, but if the moving map is there, intercept angle is very clearly displayed and it is a shame to see people NOT using it when it is there.
PS - I also use calculators.
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Originally posted by Ray Tackett View PostWork out the hard parts on the ground before departure
best, randy
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Originally posted by Ray Tackett View Post>>> Calculators? Why? An airborne abacus works just fine.
Nope! No math in the cockpit if you can help it. Too distracting and error-prone. Work out the hard parts on the ground before departure and have the solutions on your kneeboard.
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>>> Calculators? Why? An airborne abacus works just fine.
Nope! No math in the cockpit if you can help it. Too distracting and error-prone. Work out the hard parts on the ground before departure and have the solutions on your kneeboard.
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Originally posted by Scott Dyer HPN/NY View Post
An airborne abacus works just fine
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randyLast edited by Randy Sohn; 08-13-2019, 16:06.
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Originally posted by Ray Tackett View PostScott,
Told here before, but may help make your point with Rusty Student:
IFR/IMC going to KPNE from KAGC, I got sent off V12, direct LRP, ... I tuned and idented LRP, which is co-located with KLNS, and has the same name, "Lancaster". Being too familiar with the area, I plugged "LNS" (note the missing "K"), and not the less-familiar "LRP" into the yoke mount GPS. GPS and VOR courses diverged by about 5 degrees. I decided to stay with the VOR needle, figuring that's what the controller at Harrisburg Approach expected. Good thing I did.
Flying along, the VOR/GPS divergence increased slightly, while I was expecting a decrease.as I got closer. Then I took a another look at the GPS. I still had 4000+ NM to fly to the LNS NDB in Brazil.
As Radny says, "Pay 'tenshun, Lt!"
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Originally posted by John O'Shaughnessy [FCM] View PostI instruct my students to use all available information. Of course, need to make sure they can do it without the moving map, but if the moving map is there, intercept angle is very clearly displayed and it is a shame to see people NOT using it when it is there.
PS - I also use calculators.
I doubt that your students are fixating on the map to determine when to turn for the intercept to the exclusion of watching the HSI......
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Originally posted by Larry sreyoB View PostMight benefit from some time using some of the online navigation simulators. Spend time practicing the old-style tracking skills.
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