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Old 19th Jul 2018, 07:56
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BEagle
 
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Parson, are you referring to the 'technique' included in that 'Infringement Avoidance by enhanced navigation' leaflet peddled by RIN at AeroExpo?

I showed it to the CAA and GASCo - both had significant concerns. For example, the RIN 'Lost' procedure is anachronistic and they've made no mention of 'Squawk 0030'. I also doubt RIN's wisdom of so-called CRM in single pilot operations - "Ask any additional crew or passengers to hold the chart, read out the next track and drift details and manage the stopwatches. After the TP, they can carry out the 'F-I-R' part of the checks out loud and set up any radio changes". Nope - those are PIC tasks!!

As I used to tell my students, navigation cannot be difficult if navigators can do it!

Stick to simplicity, learn the Standard Closing Angle technique, do your FREDA checks at quiet times (NOT at turning points) fly heading and time between waypoints and above all LOOKOUT - particularly for screen-gazers bumbling along who may not be looking where they're going.
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