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Old December 18th 03, 03:26 AM
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I completed 20yrs of AF flying as a Navigator with a cheap $30 Timex..
granted I had to replace it a few times.. but I always went back and got the
same model or as close to it as I could get.. replaced the wrist band a few
times too.

- 2 time zones, Keep one on home and the other on UTC, switch it over to UTC
display at the mission brief, time hack
- 24hr clock,
- alarm (for those RON wake up calls)
- it had a stop watch, but when I needed it, a real stopwatch was better and
easier.. ever try to "rehack" a timed turn with buttons on your wrist and
still use your hands for flying? I still fly IFR with the "AF ISSUE" stop
watch tied to my kneeboard.
- Timer, was good for out doing my PT (Physical Fitness Training), 3-5 mile
runs.

The watch you describe is for attracting bar flies.. ohh.. are you a pilot?

BT

"Brinks" wrote in message
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I've been off looking for a good aviation watch. I've looked at Citizen
Skyhawk watches, which look cool, but they don't have a backlight, which I
thought would be bad (good?) for flying at night. And I've seen some
others that are all digital, but I like having the hands for a timer. And

I
found one that vibrates, which I thought would be really handy for

switching
tanks and things, but it didn't have hands. So, I was wondering, what

would
everyone like to see as a minimum set of features in an ideal watch?

Here's
my list -

1) Analog hands and second hand for timing things
2) Digital clock set to Zulu time so I don't have to bother my small brain
with those pesky conversions
3) Backlight so I can see it when I'm flying at night
4) Vibrating alarm so I remember to do routine things like switch tanks.
5) Nifty E6B ring around the outside that I really can't see, but really
impresses the chicks at the bar

What say you?

Chris




 




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