@UnusualAttitude The Clock-face rule of thumb should work reasonably well for calculating wind correction angle for winds less than 60 kts off the ...
Hi Brook, Sounds like you're having a brain fart with the E6B. Don't worry, I have 'em all the time :laugh: Where are you reading that 10 kts ...
Yep, from your scan, you are tracking to the wrong aerodrome. You want to go to Inverell (YIVL) not Inverell North (YINO). Cheers, Rich
Hi Brook, The problem is the way you removed the variable reserve. 575L is (Flight Fuel + 15% of the FLIGHT FUEL). In other words, 575L is 115%...
G'day and welcome aboard! We don't have any BAK courses online although we do offer in-house BAK-PPL classes and the next one starts March 12th. H...
Hi Ellzy, You are indeed on the 145 radial but you are heading 325 to the station. Remember the radials originate and are numbered according to the...
Ah, the dangers of a rule of thumb 🙂 You can't wrap past the hour mark. If you did, a wind 61 degrees of the nose would mean 1 minute or 1/60th of t...
Hi, There's a few rules of thumb floating about just like the one you mentioned. Another option is to use the headwind/crosswind tables in ERSA Gen...
Hi Brook! Happy New Year and I hope you had a great Christmas. Sorry your post has sat here unanswered for so long. Before you get too worried ...
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G'day Dan, Glad to help. I actually live in Germany at the moment. My wife is German and our kids were born here. Brisbane is my home city though a...
Hi Dan, Air wants to flow from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. Low pressure is caused by rising air so this rising air naturally n...
Hi Andrew, Check out this reference: AIP ENR 1.7 3.2 (b) (emphasis on the word "must") Therefore, you cannot plan to cruise at a non-standard 50...
G'day, Take a look at the ERSA entry for Sydney under the REMARKS section (you'll find it on page FAC S-26 in the Aug 2011 edition). Anticipated ai...