John Heddles
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wind speed and flight planning

Perhaps you might post a couple of the problem examples with your working and picture of your nav computer's solution? It is not easy to offer com...

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Good old runway

[color=blue][i][b] I’m not liking it very much[/b][/i][/color] Stick with it - it really does get easier the more you read and think about it. ...

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Good old runway

I think you've answered your question in your question. I suspect that the exams are likely to confine themselves generally to the runway width rath...

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CPL Navigation - Finding the actual wind in flight by using a CR3

Bob's being restrained and kind. First, maybe you could review/practice your use of the CR device and you will find that your answers improve a bit ...

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Performance: Take off Weight Charts

First, what does the question mean ? [color=blue][i][b]Runways 15/33 and Slope is 2% Down to the SE[/b][/i][/color] means - (a) if the takeof...

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Determine track from heading and wind

(a) if it's in the syllabus, it's fair game for the exam. (b) simple enough standard use of any of the navigation calculators (or, if you really wa...

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Performance chart

The study stuff at PPL/CPL doesn't go into this sort of material to any extent and some courses not at all. The only requirement of note is the old...

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Performance chart

What a rather silly round about question. [color=blue][i][b]The take off performance charts indicate the aircraft climb limitation is greater than ...

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P chart assumptions

[color=blue][i][b]landing distance performance charts assume that any reported headwind is factored down by 50%.[/b][/i][/color] .. and takeoff cha...

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Only given IU

[color=blue][i][b]That is not our question John[/b][/i][/color] My confusion. Apologies for the comment. However, when Sophie posts some more ...

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Only given IU

Sophie, I'm not surprised that you experienced some confusion - the question is unsound. However, let's have a look at the working and we can ide...

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Only given IU

[color=blue][i][b]given GW/ total moment index at taxi is 2700 kg/ 740[/b][/i][/color] That's fine. [color=blue][i][b]find the min amount of fue...

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Pressure height

[color=blue][i][b]I bet you were just shaking your head[/b][/i][/color] Not at all, everyone takes a while to get their head around this flying stu...

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Time Intervals Between points

OK, you can do this with your calculator/prayer wheel, whatever, or you can just do some rough, back of a fag packet mental calculations. Always be ...

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Pressure height

As for the other question - (a) draw a picture - if you do this ALWAYS you will help yourself greatly. (b) from the picture, the 1013 surface is...

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