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A lady came to the flight deck yesterday, and asked to take my pic. 
It always embarrasses me 
but I obliged.
She wanted to show her 13 yo daughter a lady pilot.
Mom thought she would make a good pilot, except she’s “not good at math”.
My
a little hearing this.
It always embarrasses me but I obliged. She wanted to show her 13 yo daughter a lady pilot.
Mom thought she would make a good pilot, except she’s “not good at math”. My
a little hearing this.
Here’s a #bigsecret - pilots do not use anything more than algebra 
in the flight deck. 
So I wanted to emphasize this for all the aspiring pilots out there. #aspiringpilot
in the flight deck. So I wanted to emphasize this for all the aspiring pilots out there. #aspiringpilot
Of course it may seem 
when you’re first learning it, but it eventually becomes second nature. It centers around speed, time, lateral distance (nautical miles), and vertical distance (feet).
Keeping the units straight is imperative to understanding what you are calculating.
when you’re first learning it, but it eventually becomes second nature. It centers around speed, time, lateral distance (nautical miles), and vertical distance (feet).Keeping the units straight is imperative to understanding what you are calculating.
A good place to start is learning the 60:1 rule, commonly called “sixty to one rule”. I’m not going to do a math lesson in public ( #littlesecret - pilots are bad at ‘public math’), but this short article by @Boldmethod is helpful. https://www.boldmethod.com/learn-to-fly/navigation/how-the-60-to-1-rule-helps-you-plan-a-perfect-descent/
There are other applications of the 60:1 rule, but the most important point I want to make is use nothing more than algebra in the flight deck. If you’re an #aspiringpilot, don’t count yourself out if you are “bad at math”!
Also, we
flight deck visitors so come say hi! 
use nothing more than algebra in the flight deck. If you’re an #aspiringpilot, don’t count yourself out if you are “bad at math”! Also, we
flight deck visitors so come say hi!
