John Heddles
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Failed Performance Exam

[color=blue][i][b]Would the correct answer be the closest multiple choice value numerically or the closest value under the maximum limit?[/b][/i][/col...

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What chart to use

[color=blue][i][b]Now by seeing I need to answer the vtoss... i know it has to be for the echo...[/b][/i][/color] Why ? All light aircraft have a ...

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Exercise 5.12 page 217 question 4

[color=blue][i][b]a margin of error on the thickness of the pencil line[/b][/i][/color] The main problem with a graphical solution is associated wi...

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Glide Range and Endurance

[color=blue][i][b]What calculation are you using[/b][/i][/color] We have constrained L/D, which constrains alpha and CL. If we equate CL for two ...

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Minimum climb rate

[color=blue][i][b]I do not see where zero degrees is related to 3000 ft density height ?[/b][/i][/color] The whizz wheel calculation is made simple...

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Glide Range and Endurance

I notice a lot of references just sort of say to reduce speed a little if weight is less than MTOW. With the L/D constrained, the sums become reaso...

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Exercise 5.12 page 217 question 4

First point - the books vary through different revisions so far as pagination, etc., is concerned. Generally better for the readers if you post a ha...

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Minimum climb rate

[color=blue][i][b]I then got my flight computer E6B put in zero° under 3000 (DH) then I read 94 TAS.[/b][/i][/color] It might be useful were you to...

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Altimetry Rates

The ISA model is rather idealised and is based on a dry atmosphere which, of course, is pretty well never the case. That is to say, if we are talking...

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Range and Endurance

I don't have your particular POH page to review. Perhaps you might post a photo of it ? I expect that it will indicate that the speed recommended ...

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Minimum climb rate

This sort of question revolves on the specific wording. Presumably you have related the question from somewhere else ? Can you confirm that yo...

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Altimetry Rates

If I may add a few words to Stuart’s and Bob’s posts. [color=blue][i][b]I would have expected both to have some relationship to the underlying ISA ...

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Passed Performance!

OK, it's pretty clear that you have a Dalton and your brother-in-law a Jepp. However, it appears that, perhaps, both of you really don't understand...

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Passed Performance!

It won't take long to sort out your problem. First, though, we need to be quite clear just which nav computer you have. "E6B" doesn't define it ad...

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Air Law summary sheet

Not for taking in. My observation is that many students have never heard of it so I like to give it a plug, where appropriate.

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