Beagle: Yes, SCA and point'n'power both work well but I guess we all get set in our ways. In other respects the guy is excellent; the best instructor I've met, an excellent tutor and totally dedicated (that's a genuine view; I don't need to creep
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Homeguard: 'no dispute about how long "navigation" and 1:60 have been around, it's the application to
aviation that's approaching 90 years old.
Nobody sensible will suggest change for its own sake but a society that doesn't innovate becomes stagnant - we should at least
consider alternatives. Why should we continue to teach the same techniques as before? It would be fine if they were being successfully and universally applied, but the evidence appears to be that people are not using them and are relying on technology instead - it therefore seems valid to look for alternative
more visual, less mathematical ways which inherently give the individual a "picture" of the situation. Common techniques that can be used at all stages; not one for planned Nav and one (that you haven't used for years) for diversions. Some of the ideas we've discussed, coupled with MDr overlaid on the face of the DI, will do that.
I can feel a magazine article coming on
HFD