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Can longer paths consume less fuel than the (shorter) great circle path?
Is the most fuel-efficient route between points A and B always along a great circle ?
Although somewhat counter-intuitive, this comment on an aviation blog seems to suggest that longer paths (in ...
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How do you calculate trip fuel based on hourly fuel burn rates?
I am working on a small personal project that uses fuel burn data about specific aircraft to calculate the total fuel required for a trip. The data looks like this:
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How does the FAA compute the values in TPP's Climb/Descent Table?
The inside back cover of the FAA Terminal Procedures Publication contains a table headed “CLIMB/DESCENT TABLE,” excerpted below.
Source: FAA, p. 19
How do required ascent or descent ...
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How do you calculate indicated airspeed on a flight plan?
I'm planning my cross country journey for my flight test and it seems I forgot how to calculate my indicated airspeed.
The indicated airspeed must be from the POH, right?
The the true airspeed is ...
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