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Complete the tabulations

Ground speed (kt) Distance (NM) Time (min)

230 33

175 234

182 510

145 15

260 77
200 51

46.5 16.5

231 97

156 43

320 3.5

Fuel Flow Time. Fuel Used

140 litres/h 1h 20 min

2120 kg/h 570 kg

3h 25 min 400 imp.gal

8.7 US.gal/Vh 2h 15 min

9800 lb/h 5h 20 min

165 kg/h 420 kg

1h 47 min 1075 lb/hr

295 US.gal/h 4h 40 min
160 litres/h 1h45 min
260 imp.gal /h 1120 imp.gal

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Complete the following conversions-

Nautical Mile Statute Mile Kilometre

88

27

87
141

147

310

10 000
433

Metres Feet

1 000

29

.120
356

Litres imp.gal US.gal SG kg lb

1000 .78
420 .81

800 84

.80 000

.72 2000

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To calculate track and ground speed:

. Setwind direction under true heading index

2. Mark in wind dot on centre line of computer BELOVW centre dot at a distance
equal to wind speed scale to scale.
3. Set true heading at true heading index.
4. Set TAS under centre dot.

THE COMPUTER IS NOW SET UP CORRECTLY WITH HEADING AT THE TRUE HEADING INDEX
DO NOT DISTURB THE SETTINGS.

5. Read off drift under wind dot.

6. Read off track on circular scale beneath drift on drift scale.
7. Read off ground speed beneath wind dot.

TRACK MADE |
HDG'(T) W/V G0OD (T)
TAS GS

273 230/40 150

181 150/3 90

054 350/28 88

084 255/55 210

141 280/35 190

274 030/40 150

213 060/35 150

029 090/40 170

305 350/16 100

187 270/60 110

310 045/45 320

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To calculate heading and ground speed (Note that this is the one which is normally

required):
1. Mark in wind dot.

Set true track at true heading index.

Set TAS under centre dot.

THE COMPUTER IS NOW SET UP INCORRECTLY, TRACK IS SET AT THE HEADING INDEX. THE
COMPUTER NEEDS RE-SETTINNG.

4. Read off drift indicated beneath the wind dot.

5. Move the track reading on the circular scale to coincide with the drift read off at 4
above on the drift scale.

6. Repeat 4 and 5 above until drift indicated under wind dot agrees with drift indicated
on the drift scale.

THE COMPUTER IS NOW CORRECTLY SET UP. TRUE HEADING IS AT THE TRUE HEADING INDEX
AND TAS IS BENEATH THE CENTRE DOT. THE DRIFT HAS BEEN BALANCED.

7.
Read off true heading at the true heading index.
8. Read off ground speed under the wind dot.

TRACK

HDG(T) W/V REQUIRED TAS GS

(T)
040/40 155 140

280/27 226 94

320/14 198 136

190/52 284 260

270/83 132 544

310/105 262 572

300/60 355 620

270/75 113 570

240/80 301 455

210/55 313 545

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TRACK
HDG'(T) W/V REQUIRED TAS GS
(T)
335/75 220 553

040/20 005 110

125/35 045 196

170/23 113 210

145/20 021 80

170/30 287 220

300/30 200 137

180/440 130 190

280/24 116 199

262/90 234 605

210/80 071 620

190/80 339 523

305/30 038
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585

295/60 355 515

340/85 091 588

235/66 032 485

055/35 197 176

255/15 018 180

090/15 147 74

020/25 140 99

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Questions
You are flying from A to B. You find that your position is 60 NM outbound from A
and 7 NM left of the required track. VWhat is your track error angle?
2 You are flying from C to D. You find that your position is 120 NM outbound from C
and 8 NM right of the required track. What is
your track error angle?
3 You are flying from E to F. You find that
and 6 NM right of the required track. What is position
your is 90 NM outbound from E
your track error angle?
4 You are flying from G to H. You find that your position is 30 NM outbound from G
and 4 NM left of the required track. What is
your track error angle?
5 You are flying from J to K, which is a
required track of required
position is 80 NM outbound from J and 4 NM left of the045°(T).
You find that your
track. What is
your track made good?

6 You are flying from Lto M, which is a

required track of 220°(T). You find that your
position is 45 NM outbound from L and 3 NM right of the required track. What is
your track made good?

7 You are flying fromN to P, which is a required track of 315°(T). You find that your
position is 40 NM outbound from N and 6 NM left of the required track. What is
your track made good?

8 A surveyor places himself 660 metres from a mast and measures an elevation angle
of 4 to the top of the mast. What is the height of the mast?

9 You are flying an instrument approach to an airfield and the required glide slope
angle is 3.00. What height should you be passing when you are exactly 2 nautical
miles from the touchdown point? (NOTE: For this question, assume 1 NM = 6000

feet).
10 You are flying an instrument approach to an airfield and the required glide slope
angle is 2.5°. You are correctly on the glide slope and you are passing a height of
1000 feet QFE. What is your range from the touchdown point? (Assume 1 NM =
6000 feet).

11 You are flying from Q to R, which is a required track of 125°(T). You find that your
position is 40 NM from R and 2 NM left of the required track. What track must you
fly to arrive overhead R?

12 You are flying from S to T, which is a required track of 272°(T). You find that your
position is 50 NM from T and 5 NM right of the required track. What track must you
fly to arrive overhead T?

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If an aircraft is 3° off required track at a range of 120 NM, how far in nautical miles
(NM) is the aircraft off required track?

If an aircraft is 2 miles off required track at a range of 40 NM, what is the angle of
track (track error)?

3 An aircraft leaves A to fly to B, 95 NM distance. Having flown 35 NM, the aircraft

position is found from a 'pinpoint' (a geographical point over which the aircraft has
flown); the pinpoint is 7 NM right of track.

What is the track error?

b. What alteration of heading is
required to fly direct to B?
What is the drift? (Trap question).

4 An aircraft is flying from Oxford to

Cambridge, planned track 074°(M), distance
70 NM, heading
065° (M). Having flown 30 NM, the pilot 'pinpoints the aircraft
position overhead Cranfield, 4 NM left of planned track.

a. What is the track error overhead Cranfield?

b. What is the Track Made Good (TMG) from Oxford?
C What was the expected drft?
d. What has the actual drift been?
of heading should be made over Cranfield to fly direct to
e.
What alteration
Cambridge?
f. What is the new heading to be tlown írom overhead Cranfield?

5 An aircraft is flying from Norwich to Oxford, planned track 250°(M), distance 96

NM, heading 260°(M), ground speed 180 kt. The aircraft departs Norwich at 1000
hrs. At 1012, the aircraft is overhead Ely., 3 NM right of planned track. Use the 1:60
to estimate the following.

What was the planned drift?

D. What is the track error at 1012 hrs?
C. What TMG has been flown between 1000 hrs and 1012 hrs.
d. What has the actual drift been between 1000 hrs and 1012 hrs?
e. What alteration of heading should be made to track directly to Oxford?
f. What heading is required to fly directly to Oxford?
What alteration of heading should be made to regain track at 1024 hrs?
g. (
h. What heading should be flown between 1012 and 1024 hrs to regain track
at 1024 hrs?
i. Given the situation in g. and h. above, what heading change should
be made at 1024 hrs and what heading should be flovwn from 1024 hrs
onwards?
Estimate the ETA at Oxford.

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