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11/13/2013 9:35 PM
 
Hmmm - I'd like to see that algorithm, Randy. According to my old E6B, the algorithm would need the airplane's TAS and A/C heading, neither of which I don't think a GPS unit like the iFly can figure out. Or am I missing something? - Jim
 
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11/13/2013 11:39 PM
 

It's not too hard for a gps to figure out how long it will take you to get somewhere by your ground speed, it already knows which way you're going. It doesn't need TAS.


Zodiac 601HDS N6402X aprs KF7WIR-1
 
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11/14/2013 11:42 AM
 
Hi Ed - If flying straight ahead, that will work. I was thinking we were talking about diverting to another nav point. If flying straight ahead, do what I do - I slow down to a ground speed of 120 knots and figure 2 nm per minute. - Jim Williams P.S. The shape of a distance/time circle with wind factored in is an egg shape. I plotted it out a long time ago but I don't remember if I ever derived the formula.
 
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11/14/2013 4:37 PM
 

I don't know what information is (or will be) broadcast/recieved through ADS-B, but perhaps now or in the future there will be actual reported winds aloft at various points throughout the nation that could be used in these calculations.

 
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11/14/2013 6:08 PM
 
Oh! Thanks Ed. I get it now.
 
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