A trough is an elongated area of low pressure (rising air). It can be identified as an area on a local synoptic chart where the isobars form a 'finge...
All places on the same meridian will always have the same LMT (angle between that meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich). However, when it come...
You need at least 35kg of ballast fuel. So the only answer you can pick is 40kg. [attachment=1567]Screen Shot 2019-11-05 at 3.44.26 pm.png[/attac...
In Question No 1 you are asked how long you can hold over the destination. You do not need to carry variable reserve for holding, so all you need to ...
We do appreciate any feed-back. A lot of these issues stem from the changes in things like variable reserve going from 15% to 10%. It's amazing how ...
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Yes, you are correct. Don't know what went on there. Here is the amended answer. [attachment=1564]Screen Shot 2019-11-03 at 1.56.59 pm.png[/atta...
Congratulations Harrykay. Well done. Aerodynamics is not an easy subject for home study. Good luck with the rest.
I can't check this for you because you haven't given me a pressure height.
The exam is a 1 hour 45 minute exam with 40 marks allocated. Some questions are worth more than one mark so there will be fewer than 40 actual questi...
The LMT at any particular location depends only on the longitude, the latitude has nothing to do with it. The difference in longitude between Perth a...
The obvious place to start is with PPL Volume 1. This book makes no assumptions about previous knowledge and starts from 'scratch'. You will find pr...
There is no doubt that the best lift/drag ratio occurs at a particular angle of attack. As long as you fly at that angle of attack you will achieve t...
Great to hear that things are working out for you as well. It would be great to see your smiling face at an IREX course. Bob