Builds By Baz Posted July 16 Posted July 16 My current Traser tritium watch is getting hard to see. The hands and face are almost the same colour and I can't tell the time at a glance, with or without my glasses. What's reccomended for flying? Digital or analogue? White face? Smart watch? Baz.
Marty_d Posted July 16 Posted July 16 For a man of your talents, a tiny paintbrush and a tub of radioactive paint and the Traser will be good as new! 1 3 1
BurnieM Posted July 16 Posted July 16 (edited) With most EFISs (electronic flight information system displays) and EFB (electronic flight book - iPad with mapping) having a time display watches are more a matter of personal preference than a requirement. I am using a Citizen black face with white numbers. Smaller dial than yours - Citizen watch Edited July 16 by BurnieM 1 1
T510 Posted July 16 Posted July 16 I'm hoping the family take the not so subtle hints I have been dropping and I get a Garmin D2 Mach 2 for my birthday. Alternatively if I get a decent bonus this year I will buy one myself https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1373810/pn/010-02905-30/ 2 1
facthunter Posted July 17 Posted July 17 Mount on dash. Have 24 hr dial with Zulu bezel and stop and elapse function. Nev
djpacro Posted July 17 Posted July 17 2 hours ago, T510 said: I'm hoping the family take the not so subtle hints I have been dropping and I get a Garmin D2 Mach 2 for my birthday. ... I love my X15 https://www.aircraftspruce.com.au/catalog/pspages/garmin_x15.php an expensive toy but useful. 2
Thruster88 Posted July 17 Posted July 17 I remember a long time ago I had a watch with a stainless steel band. The reason I haven't forgotten it is because of the day I accidentally shorted the positive terminal on an car alternator with it, got very hot very quickly. 3 4 1
rgmwa Posted July 17 Posted July 17 (edited) I got one of these - a Casio 200H. They're well known in the watch collecting fraternity as being cheap and reliable and come in different dial arrangements. Has a rotating bezel, which can be handy. I actually got two because I couldn't decide which dial design I liked better so I got both. In my opinion all you really need is a watch that is easy to read. I think analogue is better because the brain has to do less processing to interpret what it's seeing compared to a digital watch. My daughter gave me an expensive titanium `Pilot's Watch' a few years ago that came with an instruction book an inch thick that I need to read with a magnifying glass just to remember how to set the time. Looks good but is totally useless. Edited July 17 by rgmwa 4
BrendAn Posted July 17 Posted July 17 1 hour ago, Thruster88 said: I remember a long time ago I had a watch with a stainless steel band. The reason I haven't forgotten it is because of the day I accidentally shorted the positive terminal on an car alternator with it, got very hot very quickly. its something you only do once. 2
facthunter Posted July 18 Posted July 18 I did it working on the Battery of a C-172, which was in a confined space down the Back where I couldn't move quickly or remove it quickly. It got red hot almost instantly Nev..
facthunter Posted July 18 Posted July 18 What do aviators want special watches for? I can't remember any Pilot's I flew with having them. Maybe the rumor that those with small penis's wore them made a difference. The One's on the Panel perform the Necessaries, when used appropriately. Nev 1
Builds By Baz Posted July 18 Author Posted July 18 44 minutes ago, facthunter said: What do aviators want special watches for? I can't remember any Pilot's I flew with having them. Maybe the rumor that those with small penis's wore them made a difference. The One's on the Panel perform the Necessaries, when used appropriately. Nev I have a policy that if I don't know - ask. 3
BrendAn Posted July 18 Posted July 18 1 hour ago, facthunter said: What do aviators want special watches for? I can't remember any Pilot's I flew with having them. Maybe the rumor that those with small penis's wore them made a difference. The One's on the Panel perform the Necessaries, when used appropriately. Nev i would have thought if you had a small tallywacker you would be inclined not to wear an aviator watch if it advertised the fact. thats why i don't wear one.😁
Builds By Baz Posted July 18 Author Posted July 18 I don't use it anyway, so size is totally irrelevant. 4
facthunter Posted July 18 Posted July 18 I cannot see the Purpose a wristwatch serves in the cockpit. You have to use both arms to do anything to it. Stopwatch function is essential to a lot of flying manoeuvers even flying in the circuit and elapse for fuel management and holding etc. Nev
Builds By Baz Posted July 18 Author Posted July 18 48 minutes ago, facthunter said: I cannot see the Purpose a wristwatch serves in the cockpit. You have to use both arms to do anything to it. Stopwatch function is essential to a lot of flying manoeuvers even flying in the circuit and elapse for fuel management and holding etc. Nev Fair enough. If there's a clock on the dashboard, I don't need one.
Builds By Baz Posted July 18 Author Posted July 18 16 minutes ago, facthunter said: Any decent panel has one. Nev Well that answers that question then.
Student Pilot Posted July 18 Posted July 18 What about aviator underpants? Made especially with smaller support for undersize genitals 🤣 Aviator socks so you can impress with your sensitive soft walking, or the swagger with tailwheel pilots 😁 1 2
Student Pilot Posted July 18 Posted July 18 3 hours ago, Builds By Baz said: Well that answers that question then. I used to use a Tandy stopwatch timer, nice big numbers and could see with a quick glance
djpacro Posted July 18 Posted July 18 “Maybe the rumor that those with small penis's wore them made a difference.” You know what … I’m not interested in this forum and the … here ….
Marty_d Posted July 18 Posted July 18 1 hour ago, Student Pilot said: What about aviator underpants? Made especially with smaller support for undersize genitals 🤣 Aviator socks so you can impress with your sensitive soft walking, or the swagger with tailwheel pilots 😁 Put a pair of your aviator socks in your aviator jocks. Sorted! 3 1
BrendAn Posted July 18 Posted July 18 1 minute ago, Marty_d said: Put a pair of your aviator socks in your aviator jocks. Sorted! don't do what strop did and put the socks in the back of your speedos 2
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