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02-18-2017, 07:17 AM

#11

2StgTurbine

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Aryan

Yes it is. I could use it as an emergency backup to navigate if I were to experience a total FMC failure.

That is why I carry a bubble sextant.

02-18-2017, 02:53 PM

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tomgoodman

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Originally Posted by GogglesPisano

I now wear a $20 Armitron (which keeps better time than any Rolex.)

Plus, any mugger will take one look, hand it back, and slip you a couple of bucks for food.

02-18-2017, 04:23 PM

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JohnBurke

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 2StgTurbine

That is why I carry a bubble sextant.

Any pilot worth his salt would carry a half-full wiskey bottle, a borrowed lipstick, and some duct tape.

Plus a set of car keys, a brick, a duck, a cat, and a dog...

And a backup recreational vehicle level. Probably taped to his watch.

02-18-2017, 07:38 PM

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2StgTurbine

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Originally Posted by JohnBurke

Any pilot worth his salt would carry a half-full wiskey bottle, a borrowed lipstick, and some duct tape.

Valentine's Day was last week

02-18-2017, 08:58 PM

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JohnBurke

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Originally Posted by 2StgTurbine

Valentine's Day was last week

Different subject. That requires handcuffs and a riding crop.

02-19-2017, 04:12 AM

#16

Flightcap

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Cheapest watch with a black band I could find at Wally World. Digital because, well, I can't be bothered.

02-19-2017, 12:28 PM

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MidLife

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Aryan

Yes it is. I could use it as an emergency backup to navigate if I were to experience a total FMC failure.

How about looking outside?

02-19-2017, 12:45 PM

#18

FTFF

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I had the Casio pathfinder. Loved it, especially the solar charging and auto time synch but found the buttons too difficult to locate / work with and the display didn't have option to present two different times zones at the same time. Went with the Apple Watch. I now have 3 time zones on the main face (home, Zulu, current), love having a silent vibrating alarm clock on my wrist and find I use the timer for flight deck reminders way more than I thought I would. Cons are it was a little pricey, it has to be charged every 1-2 days, and I find I just don't use most of its features.