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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 16-13
  Chapter 16: Navigation › Dead Reckoning › Wind Triangle or Vector Analysis

  time, airspeed, distance, and direction. The products derived from these variables, when adjusted by wind speed and velocity, are heading and GS. The predicted heading takes the aircraft along the intended path and the GS establishes the time to arrive ... dead reckoning. The wind triangle is a graphic explanation of the effect of wind upon flight. GS, heading, and time for any flight can be determined by using the wind triangle. It can be applied to the simplest kind…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 16-12
  Chapter 16: Navigation › Distance D = GS X T › Fuel Consumption

  there should be sufficient fuel for reserve. When estimating consumption you must plan for cruise flight as well as startup and taxi, and higher fuel burn during climb. Remember that ground speed during climb is less than during cruise flight ... safety measure. Flight Computers Up to this point, only mathematical formulas have been used to determine such items as time, distance, speed, and fuel consumption. In reality, most pilots use a mechanical flight computer called an E6B or electronic flight…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 16-17
  Chapter 16: Transition to Jet-Powered Airplanes › Jet Airplane Descent and Approach › Descent Planning

  approach to an airport without factoring wind, an estimate for TOD may be calculated by multiplying the planned descent (in thousands of feet) by 3 and adding any distance needed for speed reductions in level flight (losing about 10 KIAS ... feet above airport elevation, a cruise descent would start approximately 120 miles from the airport (35 times 3, plus about 15 miles for speed reduction, in stages, from cruise speed in this example). [Figure 16-14] Normally, cruise Mach…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 9-7
  Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Final Approach › Estimating Airplane Movement and Height

  Thus, as speed is reduced during the round out, the distance ahead…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 16-17
  Chapter 16: Navigation › Flight Planning › Assembling Necessary Material

  wind triangle (using the scale employed for drawing the diagram) • Estimated time en route (ETE)—total distance divided by GS • Fuel rate—predetermined gallons per hour used at cruising speed NOTE: Additional fuel for adequate reserve should be added…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 11-10
  Chapter 11: Night Operations › Approaches and Landings

  also applies to the estimation of altitude and speed. Consequently, more dependence should be placed on flight instruments, particularly the altimeter and the airspeed indicator. Monitoring the altimeter prevents flying too low for the distance from the airport. When entering ... traffic pattern, the pilot should allow adequate time to complete the before-landing checklist. If the heading indicator contains a heading bug, setting it to the runway heading is an excellent reference for the pattern legs. The pilot maintains…