[TheForge] Excessive scaling?

[Ron Lass]

Aubrey,

I experienced the same thing when I took pilot training. What a wonderful 
"diverse" group this is!

My biggest problem was retaining the results of my calculations past the 
last whoop-to-do.



Ron





>From: "Washington, Aubrey O." <awashington at ou.edu>
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>To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: RE: [TheForge] Excessive scaling?
>Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:18:40 -0600
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>When I was learning to fly (20+ years ago) I was one of only two in my 
>ground school class that had no trouble learning to use a "flight computer" 
>which is nothing more that a fancy circular slide rule.  The youngsters had 
>never seen a slide rule before.
>
>Aubrey
>
>________________________________
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>From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net on behalf of Ron Lass
>Sent: Mon 12/11/2006 5:56 PM
>To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: RE: [TheForge] Excessive scaling?
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>I love it.  I have a 6 " bamboo slide rule that I carried for years in my
>nerd pack.  I used to use a circular slide rule for motorcycle enduro
>events.  Now I like to work with steel.  It may outlast me.
>
>
>
>Ron
>
>
>
>
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> >From: "Washington, Aubrey O." <awashington at ou.edu>
> >Reply-To: Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> >To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> >Subject: RE: [TheForge] Excessive scaling?
> >Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:20:24 -0600
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> >I was a relative late-comer to the high-tech world.  I didn't get my 
>first
> >hand held calculator until I was working on my dissertation in grad 
>school.
> >My first computer was an Apple IIc which I didn't get until several years
> >out of grad school.  I still keep a slide rule in my desk drawer, and 
>even
> >use it on occasion.  I have a little 6" slide rule in the truck for
> >figuring gas mileage.
> >
> >Aubrey
> >
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