mjkane1
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Just FYI everyone, the last one was 48mm, this one is 52mm. Big difference on the wrist.
You have been warned!
A 2006 study found that the average American walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found that Americans drink an average of 22 gallons of beer a year. That means, on average, Americans get about 41 miles per gallon.
mrtbshaw
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Q: How can you tell if there's a pilot at a party?
A: Don't worry... He'll tell you.
As a pilot (yes we do tell everyone every chance we get) this watch offers me nothing. There are some better quality watches at about triple the price that posses the capability to actually help a pilot in his duties. A true pilot's watch generally encorporates a fourth hand for Zulu time, and also has a rotating bezel that functions as an E6-B ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E6B ). Those are features that pilots NEED.
The only way this pilot would need this watch was if I decided to start back with my SCUBA adventures.
All in all- this should not have the pilot label. It's almost offensive.
“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”
― Leonardo da Vinci
mrtbshaw
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mrszick wrote:Thank you! My husband is a pilot and I was thinking about getting it for him. I know Zulu & the dial are one of the most important features in a pilot's watch and I'm surprised it doesn't have them. So why did they give it a pilot label? Btw, I got him a citizen watch a few years ago that he loves. He loves how well it keeps time & still gets compliments on it from others. Thanks again for pointing out what it is lacking & keeping me from looking like a dork of I would've gotten it for him!
My pleasure.
There are a few other things that are lacking but those are more subjective rather than objective (my opinion rather than facts).
I would rather have a metal watch band and so would most other pilots I know. Some are leather fans (I'm not simply because it irritates my skin when I sweat). But rubber is an abomination. Some like a stopwatch feature for use in holding patterns, but a watch with a sweep second hand will suffice. The date is an acceptable feature, but nothing my iPad won't tell me (and my iPad is my copilot).
All in all it may be a fine watch, but it needs more bells and whistles for this pilot to salivate over it.
Edit: P.S.- Sorry Woot for hindering your sells, I just felt I needed to express my unbiased "Expert" opinion (as this professes to appeal to my profession.)
Edit: if you really want a gift idea that is time related for the pilot in your life you should check this out http://www.sportys.com/pilotshop/product/9434
If woot were to sell this I'd be in for three- then sign my wife up for an account and be in for 3 again.
“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”
― Leonardo da Vinci
mrtbshaw
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mrszick wrote:Q: How do you drown a pilot?
A: Put a mirror in the bottom of a pool
This may hold true for most pilots (vanity, that is, not drowning), but not me. I do keep a professional appearance (clean shaven, and hair short and neat with a precise part) and neatly pressed/ironed shirts and pants and scuff free shoes, but I do not pay much attention otherwise. (BTW- I am married to my soulmate and can slightly "Let myself go" with no fear of reprisal, so that might have some bearing on my distinct point of view.)
“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”
― Leonardo da Vinci
inkycatz
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harryasfolk wrote:I am a sucker for BIG watches! In for one
I like big watches and I cannot lie,
You other time pieces can't deny...
Ok, I'll stop there.
I'm just hanging out, really.
mrtbshaw
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xercess wrote:China has pilots
... I think
They cant produce pilots fast enough. They are coming to America and recruiting the under appreciated under paid airline pilots and more than doubling their salary, giving a housing stipend, and paying for private school for your children. Yes China has pilots. Here is an example Chinese Pilots in Action. PLEASE WATCH!!! You will break a rib!
“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”
― Leonardo da Vinci
