[warrior_king]

Greetings fellow flyers,
I have just recently gone solo, and have been given the task of planning a triangular short navigation exercise, I was wondering if there was anyone out there happy to share their experience and mentor me on this route planning exercise?
Experience is most cheaply gained second hand, as they say.



not being lazy, just need a wiser head

[Rob P]

I have done this a number of times, but mostly face to face over a pint in the local.

However I am happy to pass on what I have gleaned in thirty years and 800+ hours.

I have even retained my whizz wheel. I wonder if I can remember how to use it?

Rob P

If you PM me your e-mail address we can move to a simpler communication platform.

[CapnM]

Is there a specific thing you need some help with? The hardest part for me was figuring out how to use the damned CRP-5 for wind corrections!

[cockney steve]

@Rob P Might it not be worthwhile to publish here? I'm sure there are , and will be, many more who could benefit from your, and others' wisdom.

[warrior_king]

HI Rob,
that would be awesome.
first bit of help I need is to find out how to PM you!
can you PM me???

[Rob P]

What? And forever cut off my supply of buckshee pints?

Are you mad?

Rob P

[warrior_king]

It seems I am too new to the Forum to do PM, is it possible to PM me?
quite happy to buy you a pint if you are local

[Rob P]

Perfectly possible

Rob P

[QSD]

I have some briefing material that might be of use to you. Stand by for my pm.

[Sooty25]

I'm surprised nobody has said,

"turn on iPad"
"select SkyDemon"
"plan route"
"copy to chart and hand written plog"
"present to instructor!"

btw, there is a couple of free "CRP" training apps available in Google Play that confirm your calcs by showing the actual CRP movements.

[Cessna57]

I'm surprised nobody has said,

"turn on iPad"
"select SkyDemon"
"plan route"
"copy to chart and hand written plog"
"present to instructor!"

btw, there is a couple of free "CRP" training apps available in Google Play that confirm your calcs by showing the actual CRP movements.

SkyDemon works really well until you're asked to guess an impromptu heading for a diversion that's 30 miles away with a 30 knot cross wind at the height you're flying.

"hang on, I'll just load SkyDemon" really doesn't go down well with your FI.

Having said which, I use SkyDemon a lot for planning, but only after never opening it as a student.

Passenger asked me "what will we do if your phone goes flat" the other day, so I pulled the map out and said "don't worry, I make sure I keep current by flying just with this now and then"

It's quite fun writing down times, keeping headings and looking for waypoints.

[Rob P]

Well WK had done all the hard work and a damned good fist he had made of it.

Not my place to plan the route for him anyway, but I was able to drop just a couple of hints, and to answer a few of the questions we all had when training. He'll now refine his work and I'll keep my fingers crossed that his instructor is happy.

Always fun helping out.

Rob P

[treborsnave]

Hi, watched this video recently which covers it all in a very calm, methodical approach using a theoretical flight from St Mary's to Kemble. IMHO the best I've seen on youtube so far.

Enjoy!

[WiltsFlyer]

Hi, watched this video recently which covers it all in a very calm, methodical approach using a theoretical flight from St Mary's to Kemble. IMHO the best I've seen on youtube so far.

Enjoy!

Great find thanks for this!

[akg1486]

Given the fact that the youtuber calculated leg times down to the second, I was surprised to see he didn't add some time for joining and flying the circuit. I always add two minutes to my plogs for that.