Originally Posted by
Genghis the Engineer
I'm perhaps a little more concerned about some of the questions and views being expressed by apparently experienced pilots. I'm pretty certain that Gertrude has his tongue firmly in his cheek, but others perhaps not.
G
Quite right Gengis.
So the question "is it acceptable to use a chart on final?"
No, fly the aircraft.
To a student, what picture looks "right" or wrong if he hasn't been there before?
So he goes by numbers.
What's the easiest way to get numbers?
A pax once, on final to 06 with Anstruther due south looked out the windscreen and said " is that Anstruther over there?"
"Yes, please excuse me while I calculate our crosswind component".