John Heddles
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CFPA Question

Avoid that approach like the plague. We are trying to teach people generic techniques which can be applied to whatever aircraft you find yourself f...

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CFPA Question

Doesn't matter how you go about the solution so long as you check each and every limitation. The most limiting case is the critical limit which, in t...

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Minimum climb rate

[color=blue][i][b]The question I originally posted is word for word the question I had in front of me.[/b][/i][/color] The question, as stated, is ...

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Power vs Thrust

[color=blue][i][b]Thrust and Power are they related or totally different?[/b][/i][/color] Thrust and power are fairly closely related but definitel...

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Failed Performance Exam

[color=blue][i][b]... if a question asks both maximum allowed AND closest to in the same sentence. Which rule would you apply? An example question ...

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Minimum climb rate

[color=blue][i][b]May I request some further details on this aspect of the history, please ?[/b][/i][/color] I'm not sure how long you want to be b...

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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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