John Heddles
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IREX VOR

Ref 101 degrees. I downloaded the current ERC (which could be different to yours if you have a superseded version). Can I get you to check the in...

5 years ago
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Stalling Speed vs Minimum Level Flight Speed vs Maximum Endurance Speed

[color=blue][i][b]stall speed occurs at the maximum coefficient of lift.[/b][/i][/color] That is a usual definition of where the stall occurs. [...

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IREX VOR

Can I get you to recheck your 101 degrees against the ERC ? Also, how far, as a fraction of the distance, have you gone at 0336 ? (I'm very impr...

5 years ago
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Stalling Speed vs Minimum Level Flight Speed vs Maximum Endurance Speed

Welcome aboard, Ranj. [color=blue][i][b]Stalling Speed[/b][/i][/color] As an aeroplane slows, eventually it gets to a speed (angle of incidence ...

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IREX VOR

[color=blue][i][b]Answer is 352 degrees R.[/b][/i][/color] As you quite sure of that answer ? Perhaps you can post your working ? [color=blue][...

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IREX VOR

I tell you the answer, you learn naught. I give you some clues, you get the answer and learn something along the way. (a) ERC gives you the track...

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Pitch fully fine

All's well, good sir - glad we sorted that one out. You might now recommend your instructor to your friends. It certainly does make a differen...

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Pitch fully fine

[color=blue][i][b]A pilot assessed that he is undershooting at best L/D speed... the correct answer is to maintain present attitude and speed (which...

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Alternate + INTER fuel requirements and other fun questions

[color=blue][i][b]tip about using nil wind[/b][/i][/color] Be cautious and read/interpret the questions carefully. By rights, you should expect t...

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Alternate + INTER fuel requirements and other fun questions

[left][/left][color=blue][i][b]I needed to convert the TOSS (which is an IAS) into TAS using the density height,[/b][/i][/color] That's the story....

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Alternate + INTER fuel requirements and other fun questions

[color=blue][i][b]1. Alpha to Bravo, where Bravo requires alternate fuel to Charlie, and Charlie has an INTER.... day VFR private SE piston.[/b][/i][/...

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Gusting wind and Takeoff Charts

Good thinking, there, 99. :laugh:

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Gusting wind and Takeoff Charts

Bob's earlier post sums up the strategy - be conservative so, yes, go with a tailwind. Probably safer and certainly easier to argue at the enquiry.

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Volmet, true or magnetic

Presumably you are concerned only with wind direction. The best place to sort out the story is via the AIP, which can be downloaded from the Airser...

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Ancillary System; Cessna 172m

[color=blue][i][b] can't see how you could answer this question without knowing[/b][/i][/color] And that is exactly why pilots don't get to have t...

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