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I have an old whiz wheel that is apparently used to calculate height 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		 
		
	
	
	needed to cover a specified distance. I got it with my Libelle 201B. Was just looking at it and trying to figure it out. It has a semicircular rotating part on the front with Height Needed across the top and a speed scale across the bottom (flat side). On the fixed card, the outer scale is Nautical Miles to Go and there is a wind component graph at the bottom left and upper right. It looks like I put my speed to fly over the wind component and then read altitude required under the desired distance. Does anyone know if that is correct? Also, I think it's missing a piece on the back. The back of the whiz wheel is labeled JSW Wind Component Resolver. The brass hub is there, but there's not any moving part, which I suspect is required. It says made in England, Copyright 1986 JS Williamson. Can anyone give me more information about this little device?  | 
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