Any pilots here using the whiz wheel on Breitlings?

[greekgod]

Just wondering if any flyer in here has tested the E6B on the Breitling watches? If yes is it precise?

[andreww]

I think the sliderule is more a tribute to days gone by than a usable feature. I think any cell phone would give you a much faster and more accurate calculation than a slide rule bezel. That said, I used to use mine all the time to estimate a trip duration or the average speed of a journey. I'm afraid my eyes aren't quite up to it anymore though

[greekgod]

Hi Andrew totally agree unfortunately not allowed to use any electronic gadgets apart from the inbuilt Garmin420s my school. Nonetheless I have finished my commercials now and still think nothing beats the traditionsl map and whiz wheel!

[crossbones]

my sliderule doesn't line up

[onzenuub]

Here you go: http://www.pippick.com/BreitlingNavitimerSlideRule1.pdf

[tiltmode1]

I'm in school right now and I really want a Breitling rep with an E6B. Which ones don't have the problem with lining up?

[sneed12]

I've used the E6B on watches many, many times... but it was before I discovered reps.

I used Citizens of various flavors all throughout my primary flight training, and I still use the slide rule on my Nighthawk.

The slide rule on my rep Navi is used only for currency conversions, since it doesn't quite line up all the way around the dial. (Also, note that even if every mark lines up that doesn't mean that the slide rule will be accurate; it has to be correctly printed in log scale as well.)