BEagle.....well spoken.
As long as a system of heading /IAS / tracking / timing / correction workcycle is taught, then there is time to fly the *amn aeroplane in safety. I have witnessed some sorry "instructors" struggling with a doona-sized and poorly prepared map trying to follow the aircraft's progress rather than directing it safely.
Also, the number of CTA infringements from wayward amateur pilots is getting beyond a joke on OZ! When one recent guy was asked why he busted CTA, he complained that the airspace wasn't marked on his road map!
Clock (time gone, I should be X mins/NM)
Map (I should see this feature at dist/brg) Ground (Big to Small, pinpoint, workcycle)
Next Event (Map away, pull it out at time XX),
...then lookout and enjoy until XX and do it all again. Soooo easy.