Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:34 pm
#1859771
I am only starting on my journey as a pilot having passed my PPL last July and am now embarking on my IR(R), but was saddened to find out that I have to get out the old slide rule to pass the ground school exam.
Surely it’s time that old contraption, that very few pilots use once they have passed their PPL, and move on to using the tools that pilots actually use to plan and fly their routes?
Why not allow IR(R) students to use tools like SkyDemon to support their planning and flying? If a student opts to go retro and use the wheel then fine, but to make us all use it seems short sighted.
Or am I just optimistically wishing the short term pain away and I should relish the use of pre-microchip tools? In fact I feel it’s about time the whole PPL syllabus was updated or at least supplemented with apps and gps instruments.
Thoughts?
Surely it’s time that old contraption, that very few pilots use once they have passed their PPL, and move on to using the tools that pilots actually use to plan and fly their routes?
Why not allow IR(R) students to use tools like SkyDemon to support their planning and flying? If a student opts to go retro and use the wheel then fine, but to make us all use it seems short sighted.
Or am I just optimistically wishing the short term pain away and I should relish the use of pre-microchip tools? In fact I feel it’s about time the whole PPL syllabus was updated or at least supplemented with apps and gps instruments.
Thoughts?