I'd say shooting an NDB approach for my commercial pre check ride was a
simple task. You have to remember how to stay in touch and remember the
proceedures even if hit with realistic distractions. Next time on an NDB at
the initial approach fix right when the needle gets antsy cover everything
except the altitude and compass. Remember your compass is going to swing the
opposite direction during a bank during a certian condition, Also the leads
for turning out are another thing to remember, Plus the timing is another.
Nothing is hard if you practice or have a skill. You don't really need to
shoot NDB approach's. Just ask the guys who weren't hot at it in the bosnia
region shooting one on freq 318 in the Air Force Staff jet with a load of
American business heads. Verifting is your major first step for any
instrument approach and all of those nav aid idents are in morse code. You
don't need your code brah as a local here in hawaii would tell you. Just
plow some mountain and aloha on out of here. Sarcastic...... I know. God
rest there souls.
Life is going to suck when non code guys would be hard up for contacts
and jamming the bands during low periods of the sunspot cycle with bad and
slow code. Good luck no matter what your attitude. Don't miss a beat of
anything and have fun and always stay ahead of your aircraft and fun.
73 Jim AH6OY
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry L. Ravlin <sheepdip@continet.com>
To: Andy Wallace <andywallace@home.com>; <K3BU@aol.com>
Cc: <AMPS@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 6:22 AM
Subject: Re: [AMPS] ARRL and QST
>
>Andy,
>I also am a pilot and getting my lic. was not a privilege I had to test
>pretty hard for it and I didn't get to say "hey, those DME approaches are
>archaic and should be dropped from the inst. requirements, you guys are
>being too rough on pilots I can't learn this" Suck it up, learn cw and
>everyone will be happy they did in the long run.
>
>Larry
>
>----------
>> From: Andy Wallace <andywallace@home.com>
>> To: K3BU@aol.com
>> Cc: AMPS@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [AMPS] ARRL and QST
To: <amps@contesting.com>
>> Date: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 7:12 AM
>>
>>
>> I'm a pilot and I didn't have to learn to handcrank a biplane to get my
>license. I
>> also didn't build my airplane--I'm a proud appliance operator like most
>pilots. I
>> don't repair the plane either. What possible relevance does a CW
>requirement have
>> to "damage and interference to others" ?? One more strawman.
>>
>> Andy K5VM
>>
>> K3BU@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> > Fits more in the category of piloting the airplane, driving the car or
>train.
>> > The point is that there is some knowledge required in order not to
>cause
>> > damage and interference to others.
>> >
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