Map & Watch?
How do you tell trees and scrub as far as you can see from trees and scrub as far as you can see, 50miles away?
Does the kit help?
Target acquisition is more difficult for the students, camoflagued Flag targets, "airfields" that were cut in the trees 10 years ago soon fill in with more trees (obscuring the 3/4 scale targets). No contours to give the BIG part of 'big to small'.
Yes the kit tells you where the target is. Accurate to 600' (assuming the plot is right - which with 15year old maps....)
It often doesn't help to have the kit.
The kit can easily draw a maxed out student away from the all important lookout.
How to max out a student?
Bounced 4 ships are part of NFTC, a big step for that stage of training. Add more distractions perhaps?
Hang on....it reads like I'm defending NFTC here....
Yes, some parts of the NFTC course are easier, the nav for example, but throw in the kit management, acquisition difficulties etc. and you end up with a course that still can max out the student (if the instructor so wishes).
