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14th Aug 2010, 07:36

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I fortunately just missed out on having to learn it as the requirement was dropped before I did my IFR rating. Copped a bit of flack from the older guys back then for not knowing it, but my reply was simply that all the idents were written on the charts so no need to know Morse.

15th Aug 2010, 07:36

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Flight service Mount Gambier 10.000001 WPM.

If other modern avionics are similar to the 777 then they ident (ex-NDB) for you with the letters appearing on the nav display.

halas

18th Aug 2010, 12:15

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Ha ha,
Yeah I remember when --- ..- .-. .-.. . -.-. - ..- .-. . .-. -- .- -.. . ..- ... .-.. . .- .-. -. .. - .- - ..- -. .. --- -. .-.. -.-- - .-- --- .... --- ..- .-. ... .-- .. - .... ..-. .-.. .- ... .... -.-. .- .-. -.. ... .- -. -.. .. - .--- ..- ... - -.-. .-.. .. -.-. -.- . -.. - .... . - .-. .. -.-. -.- ..-. --- .-. -- . .-- .- ... - --- -.-. --- -. ...- . .-. - - .... . -.. --- - ... .- -. -.. -.. .- ... .... . ... .. -. - --- .--. .. -.-. - ..- .-. . ... ... ..- -.-. .... .- ... -... .-- .... .. -.-. .... .-.. --- --- -.- ... .-.. .. -.- . .- -... ..- --.. --.. .. -. --. -... . . .-- .. - .... .-.. . --. ... .- -. -.. .- ... - .. -. --. . .-.

Those were the days,

..-. .-. --.- -.-. -... (aka FRQ CB)

PS -.-. .-.. .. -.-. -.- .... . .-. . - --- - .-. .- -. ... .-.. .- - .

18th Aug 2010, 12:41

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No that did not work dude...........had to do it the hard way!

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Back when I did my CPL in the UK we had to be fluent in receiving morse.

It was about as useful in my life as an instructor as the Decca and Omega navigation systems we had to learn.

I learned it from a tape, would have practised on car numberplates but lived in Jersey so I knew .--- really well.
I remember learning mnemonics like "elephants in straw hats ten miles off" . .. ... .... - -- --- , fetch a fireman ..-. god save the queen --.- beethovens 5th for v ...- etc etc but still get stuck on some of them!