It seems to me that timed turns are easier to do, but require more
iterations for accurate results. Wet Compass turns are easier to get more
accurate results, and involve an instrument that one would be using
anyway (for heading performance absent a DG) but require slightly more
attention and concentration.

It also seems to me that there is a situation where timed turns
absolutely do not work - electrical failure. No TC, and possibly no
clock. So the timed turn procedure does not work in all situations as you
so describe.

So, you see, sometimes you MUST manage the situation. And there clearly
is a valid reason to train both techniques. Redundancy is a popular word
among pilots, and I can't imagine anyone being admonished for having it
in a plane - even when it comes to technique and training...



"Bob Gardner" wrote in
news:lmq%b.418281$na.808957@attbi_s04:

Everybody to their own taste, as the lady said when she kissed the cow.
In a real emergency, pilots should not have to sort through a laundry
list of possible procedures to find the one that fits...they should
learn a procedure that works in all situations and train for that. In
the instant case, absent failure of the turn coordinator, timed turns
always work.

Bob Gardner

"Teacherjh" wrote in message
...

If your answer was a timed turn, then you are guilty of suiting the
procedure to the situation, which doesn't pay off too well in an
emergency.

Isn't that the whole point - to suit the procedure to the situation?

Jose

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