Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:10:14 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d05.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 570923 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 17 Dec 2004 08:32:12 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.37; envelope-from=MikeEasley@aol.com Received: from MikeEasley@aol.com by imo-d05.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.8.) id q.1ea.3230c642 (18555) for ; Fri, 17 Dec 2004 08:31:39 -0500 (EST) From: MikeEasley@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <1ea.3230c642.2ef439ba@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 08:31:38 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Chelton vs Avidyne X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1103290298" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5000 -------------------------------1103290298 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The transition to the new glass has its challenges. I was flying my ES on its first long trip to Sun N' Fun last year when ATC asked my position.... Hmmm.... I can't tell him I'm 146 miles west of OKC, hmmmmm, where am I? I bought myself a little time, felt like an idiot. I ended up using the nearest function on the CNX 80, switched to the nearest VOR and got a radial and distance. Whew! A lot of the basics we learned back in the old days, require us break old habits today. We need to learn how to use the new boxes and screens. It may take me a while to really know my panel inside and out. Mike -------------------------------1103290298 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The transition to the new glass has its challenges. I was flying=20= my=20 ES on its first long trip to Sun N' Fun last year when ATC asked my=20 position....

Hmmm.... I can't tell him I'm 146 miles west of OKC, hmmmmm, wher= e am=20 I? I bought myself a little time, felt like an idiot. I ended up= =20 using the nearest function on the CNX 80, switched to the nearest VOR and go= t a=20 radial and distance. Whew!

A lot of the basics we learned back in the old days, require us break o= ld=20 habits today.

We need to learn how to use the new boxes and screens. It may tak= e me=20 a while to really know my panel inside and out.

Mike

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