[color=blue]"When I did some more research for this question, I could only find information that Vb is less than Va. Can anyone shed some light?"[/col...
[color=blue]"Why doesn't propeller thrust act perpendicular to the airflow?"[/color] The simple answer is; because Thrust is not Lift. When talkin...
The approach commences on an outbound track of 269M for CAT A&B aircraft. If you don't have to lose altitude in the pattern, you can enter the outb...
[color=blue]but to fly within 0.5 dg of course setting....I'm not that good[/color] No one is that good; that is why you would round to the nearest d...
Without knowing the question you are having a problem with all I can do is give you a general explanation using a sample Compass Deviation Card. [...
[color=blue]What if I obtain the TAF and find I don't actually have the required fuel onboard to make it to my destination?[/color] Without the con...
The given answer (022200 UTC) is correct. The question said that the time was 030800 AEST - this is GMT +10 hrs. The fact that daylight saving is i...
When I first started learning how to calculate PH and DH we would start with a simple diagram. [attachment=1710]DH.png[/attachment]
[color=blue]I suggest that the silliness of the discrepancy between S4 and S6 regarding slope reflects only the fact that the Regulator has never both...
It has been some time since I last thought about this question; please treat my response with some caution. [color=blue]My question to the communit...
If 3000' is an altitude, your working is correct. If 3000' is a height AGL, you will need to account for the aerodrome elevation.
I was going to suggest a summer-time MSL pattern dominated by heat lows. The heat lows often form a horseshoe trough (concave down) over the contine...
According to the YPPH aerodrome chart (below) Rwy 03 has both HIRL and HIAL [attachment=1686]PH AD Chart.PNG[/attachment]
[color=blue]what if I glide on the speed higher than the best lift/drag ratio speed?[/color] Then you are not flying at the L/D[sub]max[/sub] speed a...
I will assume that you know that the "best glide for range" occurs at an angle of attack for best L/D ratio. It is the L/D ratio, and nothing else, th...