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Hello all....quick question. How much math is involved during the college? Specifically in the Area training.
anotherthing
13th Nov 2009, 09:01
It's a small thing, but the word 'math' really gets on my ... An Americanism.
It's Maths, short for Mathematics. The subject encompasses many aspects, hence the plural and not the singular :=
However, Yahoo gave you the correct answer. Speed/Times/Distance calculations are about as complicated as it gets.
Lon More
13th Nov 2009, 09:10
And the 1 in 60 rule.
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
13th Nov 2009, 09:28
Working out the points on the EG List used to throw me for a curve... but then I only got 3% in Maths Mock O Level GCE!!
I grew up in the States...hence my use of math. Sorry guys.
However, Yahoo gave you the correct answer. Speed/Times/Distance calculations are about as complicated as it gets.
Damn it...I suck at s/t/d calculations. :(
LEGAL TENDER
13th Nov 2009, 10:11
Nothing more difficult than what you see on this
http://www.five.tv/programmes/gameshows/britains-best-brain
or this
http://www.bbc.co.uk/labuk/experiments/braintestbritain
anotherthing
13th Nov 2009, 11:20
Damn it...I suck at s/t/d...
:eek:sounds painful
http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/eek.gifsounds painful
Very painful.
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
13th Nov 2009, 12:34
Speed, time and distance are a doddle, which is probably why I got over 90% for my Nav papers (ICAO and UK) but can't even spell Albrega.
Glamdring
13th Nov 2009, 14:07
Learn to add up multiples of 7 if you are doing approach :ok:
cambioso
14th Nov 2009, 08:21
Used to be 4 5 6 and 8 in my day Old Boy!
Not forgetting the "1 for the turn".......................
Talkdownman
14th Nov 2009, 09:55
'Three, five and eight' when manual strip bashing on the Stage Half A-Side....
.....Oh Yes, and one for the turn....... ;)
DIAF - i'm doing basic radar at the moment, i've only just finished 5 weeks of death by powerpoint and started on the sims today. Basic maths required for the college is can you do your 6 times table ? (S/D/T calculations) and also multiply\divide things by 30 ? (Altimetry)
In the sims, only real maths in use at the college is to work out top of descent point and that is a very basic calculation, one of which you soon forget as it beomes second nature when to descend.
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(Copied from a previous reply of mine, to a post of your ? )
http://www.pprune.org/atc-issues/387686-how-much-math-used-nats-college.html#post5169849
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