Originally Posted by
BEagle
1. Historically, we have noted that many ex-EFT pilots are rather weak at VFR navigation and have a tendency to feature-crawl on the 1/4 mill map. Some have been unable even to plan a basic navigation exercise using a Dalton computer. Still-air timing and MDR drift are not accurate enough - you must know how to use a navigation computer.
Beags, i am intrigued by this comment. Firstly, the reason for lack of Dalton Confuser proficiency is that it's not taught on the EFT syllabus any more. Are you implying that it should be used in the air? If so, that would have a dramatic impact on the lookout (OK, so not a factor for most PPLs
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If you mean using it in the planning phase, then you would still require the original MDR when, inevitably, the planning wind is incorrect. The Nav cycle, with FPs/Tps every 4-6 mins allows for the minor innacuracies of MDR whilst maintaining optimum airmanship, IMHO.
Would you like to clarify how the PPL Nav syllabus teaches planning and flying Trk/ETA?
TVM,
Uncle G
