Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:27 am
#1832065
^^^^^^ Apparently , you learn IFR, first (I Follow Roads! )
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editmonkey wrote:Between the flight computer, graphs, tables, figuring out the weights, balances, distances, wind factors, contingencies, and then actually flying and navigating it must take days to plan, and then how do you actually fly when you’re constantly having to calculate and navigate. I’m getting task overload just reading about it
editmonkey wrote:.. how does anyone ever get airborne??
editmonkey wrote:I knew flying involved a lot prep but I’ve just slogged through ‘Flight Performance & Planning’ and... how does anyone ever get airborne??
editmonkey wrote:Between the flight computer, graphs, tables, figuring out the weights, balances, distances, wind factors, contingencies, and then actually flying and navigating it must take days to plan,
editmonkey wrote:Here's a possibly daft question: I know there's much debate about sims and from what I've gathered, without force feedback they're near useless. So far I've been using X-Plane to dip in and demo things like slow flight to see how the a/c reacts to different inputs in given situations. Anything else it's useful for from a learning standpoint without introducing bad habits?
editmonkey wrote:Between the flight computer, graphs, tables, figuring out the weights, balances, distances, wind factors, contingencies, and then actually flying and navigating it must take days to plan, and then how do you actually fly when you’re constantly having to calculate and navigate. I’m getting task overload just reading about it
There are also rules of thumb that you can substitute. e.g. Cessna 152 consumes 6 gallons/hr. It's almost certainly less than that, but if you are going for a 1hr lesson and have 12 gallons in the tank, you know it's Ok.
cotterpot wrote:There are also rules of thumb that you can substitute. e.g. Cessna 152 consumes 6 gallons/hr. It's almost certainly less than that, but if you are going for a 1hr lesson and have 12 gallons in the tank, you know it's Ok.
Would that be US or UK gallons?
And I suspect it will more likely be in litres - it was, even in 1995, when I was starting to fly. 25 litres an hour. Never measured fuel in gallons'
Charles Hunt wrote:Did I mention the importance of trim?