Of course you're entitled to that opinion - but the fact remains that basic navigation theory is unaffected by the passage of time. I happen to think that the axiomatic triangle of velocities is best understood by use of the DC at the elementary stage for medium level nav planning - by all means chuck it in the bin later on if you wish when you're flying something rather more interesting! But to leave it out of basic pilot education altogether is, to my mind, rather akin to leaving out the need for children to learn multiplication tables on the grounds that they'll all be using calculators for the rest of their lives.
Oh - and I don't normally comment on my perception of others on PPRuNe. Except for that correspondent called godsavethequeen whose tone was well out of order. However, others 'discussed matters' with him as well...
Last edited by BEagle; 30th Jun 2004 at 10:33.