Greetings, There are a lot of things we do on this list which may not be obvious to newcomers, and some of us veterans need reminders from time to time, too....
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Hello Group, Happy New Year. In1991 I made an offer to Rotring; Hamburg for manufacturing an upgraded version of 617 based partially on new drawings dated...
Hi John, before we meet in Greifswald in September... Please have a look at these sites: http://shop.pilotwarehouse.co.uk/product18790023catno0.html ...
The Oughtred Society Swap Sheet Online Happy New Year ! The swap sheet has been updated for January, and is now available for viewing. Go to : www.oughtred.org...
Hello, former Army aviator here, with my trusty E6B. Unfortunately, age, challenges in the mathematics department (Robert A. Heinlein would have no use for...
Hi Ron, welcome to the group. It may not be the exact manual you wanted, but the pdf file at <http://www.cgaux.info/g_ocx/missions/auxair/E6B_Manual.pdf>...
Ron, Hello and welcome to our little - but very focused - group. Another E-6B document which might be of interest to you is: "Practical Manual of the E-6B...
... should ... In addition to the above link: http://www.gleim.com/aviation/computerinstructions.php http://www.sportflying.co.nz/6.2%20Nav.htm And an Air...
... I have designed some custom slide rules for aviation. I've used simple paint programs, javascript, and Adobe SVG (for animated circular rules). I keep...
Thanks so much everyone! The links were exactly what I was looking for. Kevin, the Wickipidia article is great! I stumbled across another one at work (I work...
I'm a fan of the PanAm Clipper flights across the Pacific prior to WW II. On one of the survey flights the log showed that the Sikorsy S42 landed with just 71...
Both Jeppesen and ASA still manufacture the E6B, and provide a manual with them. I'm not sure (I'll have to check) if the manual is available on line. If it...
Many have you have visited my site at www.konshak.com and placed links to Mike's Slide Rules for Hairy Eared Engineers. A few months ago I gave the collection...
On my library page is the manual in .pdf form here's the direct link. http://www.sliderulemuseum.com/Manuals/M76_Pickett_HowToUseLogLogSR_1953 .pdf Mike...
Where can I find cases for my pocket rules? Some of my favorites survived in great shape without cases. I want to keep them safe. I've been using pencil boxes...
Since this thread started I have twice attempted to place an order with Concise via their website, both times apparently unsuccessfully (at least as judged by...
I realize now that answers to both of my questions are actually at http://www.sliderulemuseum.com/SR_Terms.htm so the moderator is welcome to bounce my...
Dear list.... The Pickett N4-ES and N4-T are characterised as being "Vector-type" and also "Dual Base". Could somebody satisfy my curiosity and tell me what...
Do not hesitate to send an email at info@.... It's what I did to place my order since I had some problems with the shipping charge field with the Web...
Jerry, about three years ago, Bill Robinson wrote a detailed note on the origin of Vector type SRs. See message 16573 for a very nice description in answer to...
I have used the car radio face plate cases to hold pocket size slide rules. I got these cases from people who had their car radio die - me being one of them....
The fountain pen collectors have created this map to show where in the world they are. I thought it might be neat to make a slide rule one. It only takes ones...