One thing to watch for in a countdown watch. If it's got more than seconds, it may be hard to count down for the pilot. As the seconds will be one second off of what the actual time left is. It's kind of hard to explain, but just think of reading the seconds... 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0. When the seconds changes from 1 to 0, the timer usually declares 0. Well, there's a second left.
Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Usher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RCSE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 10:32 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] 2 Programmable Dial Countdown/up Watches > I picked up a "Freestyle" stopwatch for $20 at Sports Chalet. Its does all > the usual things a modern stopwatch does -- time/date/lap/split -- but its > also got a countdown timer that's good for up to 10 hours to 0.1 sec > precision (more than adequate for my landings). The countdown timer beeps as > it gets to zero and then it counts through. Its got decent buttons, much > more positive than the Seiko's (IMO). Its got some other extras like a > backlight and its waterproof to 165meters (not that I'm planning any > underwater flying, or flying in the dark for that matter). > > Freestyle do a number of different stopwatches, all with countdown > capability. Check out their website. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
