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A few people complained.

Great idea (one I didn't think of)...I just checked though and the only pizza place nearby had closed 2 hours before I landed. :) Whew! I guess I don't have to feel quite as stupid. lol

Student pilot here...recently did some xc: I learned the planes I rent don't have AP (well, I knew that already, but I learned it some more). I learned that it's nice to follow roads when you're in the middle of nowhere. It might be longer, but when the direct route is over desolate areas...

Ended up chatting with an FAA inspector on this subject. It does appear you are right that the story is not over...

Oh, the argument clearly has nothing to do with "you must know how to use a slide rule because that's in some way better than using an electronic calculator"...the proctor gave me an ASA CX-2 to use during the test.

FWIW, the story ends with a pass for me...with a score greater than 83% ;)

Hard to argue with you on that point...although I have been quite happy with the 32S I replaced it with in the early 90s. It's gotten me through much more challenging examinations than this silly FAA pilot test. FWIW, I had checked the FAA requirements before starting my studying and I also...

My wife has taken to calling the written The Pilot Hazing...it appears to serve no other purpose.

Thank you...mostly I posted to hopefully find out I wasn't alone. I'll go slog my way through the 1920s approach with a slide rule. Grin and bare it while my trusty HP 32S (I had a 15C but gave it to my sister when I went to grad school and she was in college) sits in the car. :(

As for CFI, I used the calculator in front of him and asked if it was ok. He said yes, especially since you are allowed to use an aviation calculator that does it all black-box anyway. Guess pilots who do vector algebra are rare...don’t think he’d ever seen one before.

On the Sporty’s practice tests there are always questions like: Given wind X at Y and true air speed Z, how long will it take to fly from A to B. Or: What is the crosswind component on runway A if wind is X at Y. Or anything to do with wind impact to flying... Yes, an E6B will do it...

I scheduled my written for tomorrow and just called the exam place to confirm whether or not I can use a trig calculator on the exam. It was a little unclear in some of the way the regs are written. Answer: No, I cannot use the trig calculator, but I can use an aviation-specific calculator...