Hi!

First, DON'T DO IT! Go to another flight school!

Seriously:
I think this is easier, and it works great for me.

The HEAD of the needle is bigger than the tail, which means it's HEAVIER.

SO, the HEAD ALWAYS FALLS.

If you're going towards the NDB, and the Head is to the left of your heading, it will fall further left, towards the bottom of the gauge.

If you're going away from the NDB and the Head is to the left of your heading/reciprocal (bottom of the RMI, for example), it will fall further to the left, towards the bottom of the gauge.

MS Flt Sim, or some other PC sim, is a FANTASTIC idea!

Good Luck!

cliff
YIP

PS-I've flown at my airline for 5.5 years, and have flown 0 NDBs in the plane-a bunch in the sim. I HAVE done about a million DME Arcs to a VOR or ILS approach in Mexico, however.