I have since….

– learnt to keep my head out of the cockpit and look where I’m going at the risk of going outside altitude/heading tolerances. Also helps with the lookout
– remembered (just) that I can calc times using the whizz wheel on my watch bevel :rolleyes:
– I have a 4 minute thumb, at 120knots on a half mil, the most accurate method yet for a diversion
– bent my half mil every which way so have sliced it down just to an extended training area. Stick interferes with amount of lap space available (oh for a yoke). Cut down chart easily folds and fits on my A5 kneeboard (its AFE and grey if Moggy is interested 😉 )
– learnt to keep updating positions with times on the chart with soluble ohp pen
– found that a square protractor on your position can be helpful for course corrections
– have a quarter mil on standby

With the first £2.5k down, we start on the Twin Star next week.