samseed101

How is that being a smartass? Most pilots I know have completely forgotten how to use those things. It wasn't a joke, lol. Nobody (except students learning) can remember how to use the older, slower, archaic methods.

I could use an old E6B and take an hour to plan a flight, or I could use a computer and do it in about 5 min. Tough decision

94gtcoupe

i thought u was being a smart ***, lol when i was in high school i had to learn how to uses them but since then i've used digital so i forgot, the dumb thing is we use digital in class here too but guess u have to be prepared for everything in the field right?

PONY GUY

+1

94gtcoupe

oh and BTW i figured it out... old knowledge does come back after thinking about it a little lol

samseed101

That's my point exactly, LoL.

As far as "being prepared" I used to buy that line of crap too. They said that was why pilots needed to learn to use the slidewheel E6B. And that is why divers needed to learn to use the old plastic dive tables. But I found that it doesn't seem to work that way, lol. If your handheld dies, get more batteries or buy a spare and keep it with you. MUCH cheaper that way. LoL

But I guess they still ahve to teach the basics so that you can learn what the computer is doing when you ask it to take a measurement (as if we care what it's doing, as long as it does it.)

94gtcoupe

damn right i could careless as long as it does it's job i don't care lol

vristang

I work with quite a few guys who refuse to use digital calipers/mics.
I don't get that at all. In the lab we have more digital equipment than the old stuff, but these guys are always fighting over and looking for the old mics.

Personally, I have not touched the old mics since I left manual machining. Never even used one incnc machine class.

I guess my point is that some pretty stupid things are still being taught to students. Time wasted if you ask me.
Then there are the 'old timers' who don't want to learn a new way fo doing things, even if they could finish quicker while making their work more accurate.

Sorry I can't help you read the mic, but it's your homework anyway


jason

5.0stanger

Man, looking at that to me is like 1+1...I am a Die Maker...try and read a vernier caliper or mic. That is what I learned on.

94gtcoupe

yea i figured it out about half way threw this post the way i thought was right i just wanted to make sure b4 i did the whole thing an got it all wrong... like i said in highschooli was a wize at it but hadn't touched one in 2 or 3 years and was a little rusty