I've had the Suunto for a few years, and it works great. When I was
doing my PPL, I was shopping around for a handy watch that had
easy-to-use timers, etc. I studied every "pilot" watch out there,
concluding the displays were WAY too small to see while bouncing
around in the plane, or at night (actually, I know a few ATP's, and
NONE of them wear a "pilot" watch). It finally dawned on me that I
already HAD the perfect watch for flying: the Suunto. Big display,
easy to use timer, back-lighting, and of course, a useful altimeter.

Cheers,

Scott



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K i t W â l k e r wrote in message . ..
Slightly OT but has anyone ever used a Suunto watch while flying?

I'm thinking about getting one for my climbing /skiing etc. and it
dawned on me that the 3' altimeter (supposedly accurate to 29000')
might be a handy back-up.


I've been wearing a Suunto for about 4 yrs. now. It is a
surprisingly reliable watch (although it's BIG). The altimeter
function is very accurate and has come in handy in the airplane.
Once as a tie-breaker when the altimeter and encoder didn't agree and
just a few weeks ago when I had the misfortune of having little bugs
invade my pitot/static system.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)