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John Heddles
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RE: How to navigate the performance exam

I will need a pictorial representation Just as soon as the good admin folk sort out my posting problem. Never had problems previously with graphic...

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RE: Couple of queries re the questions in the book page 58 and 59

I just hope CASA is as forgiving re the box charts. The other is the box charts if CASA relies on them. Ravi, I presume that, by "box charts", you...

1 week ago
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RE: Best way to calculate Tailwind for landing? And fuel calculations.

the best way to calculate Tailwind component for landing Several approaches from which to choose. (a) use a squared grid on your nav computer to ...

2 weeks ago
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RE: How to navigate the performance exam

Back onto this task after some time - my apologies for the delays. I have elected to address the matter by providing a review of how the navigation ...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Couple of queries re the questions in the book page 58 and 59

Ravi, Unfortunately, I don't have the current book. Perhaps you could post the questions ?

3 weeks ago
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RE: How to navigate the performance exam

with the Dalton you don't need to use the ETAS and then with the CR you have ETAS easily able to be calculated With the Dalton, it's not just a cas...

4 weeks ago
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RE: How to navigate the performance exam

I'm also trying to see if the ETP and PNR have similarity to the crossed ladder theorem The off-track ETP/PNR calculations have a passing similarit...

4 weeks ago
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RE: How to navigate the performance exam

I am planning on sitting the performance exam. Good man, that man. You'll find performance relatively straightforward in that, providing you know ...

4 weeks ago
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RE: ppl performance

As an aside, and by way of reminiscing, as a general rule, using fuel to ballast, while mathematically OK, represents an undesirable operational risk ...

4 weeks ago
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RE: ppl performance - Echo ballast question

Ravi, Ran your result to brief myself. Not having your detailed solution, I can't comment on your 39 kg other than my sums suggest you would need ...

1 month ago
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RE: ppl performance

Ravi, First, some observations in respect of the whizz wheel question. (a) Bob's example (using the Dalton device) plots the W/V reversed which, s...

1 month ago
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RE: ppl performance

Paul, Your answer confuses me a tad (although I suspect that the story is very simple and will fall out as soon as I can work the specific problem)....

2 months ago
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RE: ppl performance

Ravi, Good to see you getting into the CPL adventure. A bit hard to comment without the whole question. Might you be able to provide any data add...

2 months ago
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RE: Usig a CR3 to find TAS

This thread came up while I was running a google search for something totally unrelated. No idea why or how. Anyway, worth a comment as the underly...

2 months ago
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RE: PNR question

That is the minimal situation. As for me, I wouldn't head off with bare minimum fuel as the reality is that we usually burn some of the contingency....

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