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[color=blue][color=]Just note that Bob makes mention to weight not changing the Best L/D ,[/color][/color] And that is a reasonable approximation. ...
[color=blue]When you say the “Actual L/D changes when weight increases ! You are referring to the increase in lift required due to the increase in wei...
First, it is absolutely great to see that you are thinking more deeply about this aspect of the story rather than just skimming the texts and trying t...
[color=blue]but doesn’t this mean that the faster aircraft now has more parasite drag than the slower aircraft therefore reducing its range capabiliti...
Bob has shown the distinction clearly with the sketch. That is, you need to consider the pressure datum level from which the altimeter reading is ta...
Just a comment: you may have sourced a solution to your question but, if you had the problem, chances are that others will have some as well. Always ...
[color=blue]I went out and (perhaps prematurely) bought a Circular E6-B.[/color] If you were adamant that you weren't going past RPL/PPL, I might h...
I rather think that the Cheetah would look swish with a roof rack. Spoil all that work that Grumman did differentiating it from the Traveller with ...
Just came across this thread while having a look here and there. If I may now add to my previous post, having done some more digging about in the i...
Well done, Ravi, on getting the PPL material out of the way. I can well understand the practical difficulties involved in fitting everything in. ...
This link gives you the following information [color=blue]Nav equipment and electronic calculators[/color] When permitted, the term 'Nav eq...
We are looking at angular time rate of change, hence the degrees/second idea. The 3/6/9/12 idea is the usual story. I wouldn't fuss too much about ...
Actually, I was trying to encourage you to go and do some looking around for stuff. Sometimes things don't just jump out unless you do a bit of digg...
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Just noticed this thread. Have been following Stjepan's (Bosi72's) progress since he started out on the journey (both here and over on the PPRu...