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Flight Range Ring is Always a Circle
I found an interesting error in Flying Magazine today, in which the author described an airplane’s range as being “anywhere from a perfect circle to an egg shape based on the wind conditions.” Wrong! Remember, one should think in the most simple terms about the effect of wind on an airplane. Wind is just motion…
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Re-Thinking Risk Assessment
The best tool available for pilots to quantify overall flight risk is the form found in the FAA’s Personal and Weather Risk Assessment Guide. However, that form is more than 10 years old and needs many improvements. It is based on the “PAVE” method or checklist, and enables a pilot to assign a predetermined point…