Aug 23, 2003 · Going into all the detail with fine granular winds, cross checking the aircraft gps/airspeed/direction etc is good for testing prototypes and getting very detailed data while working …

Aug 25, 2015 · You’re also looking for positioning relative to the spot you discussed earlier with your instructor (winds aloft, remember?), and for other air traffic crowding “your” sky. 6. Get ready for …

Aug 20, 2007 · They should at least be able to read a winds aloft forecast and relate that to the local DZ. Likewise, if they are in an airplane and the pilot says "the winds at 3,000 are 270 at 30," they should …

Mar 16, 2005 · A larger formation will fall slower then a smaller one, this is something you also have to take in to acount on how you load a plane as a bigger group will have more drag and be affected by …

Nov 22, 2006 · So during your TEN jump experiance you have spent your time learning about round parachute types and their use, night jumps, winds aloft, navigation, night jumps, jet AC OPs, aft …

Mar 26, 2011 · i vote italy as well, but if you are going to do venice, fly into venice. on miles it shouldnt matter.

Sep 23, 2003 · There are two basically acceptable methods; time between groups (calculated from airspeed and winds aloft) and distance covered over ground (judged by looking at the ground from …

Dec 21, 2018 · They are very easy to read and invaluable in stronger winds aloft situations to determine if your going to make it to the target. And or in assisting in locating alternate landing sites.

Feb 4, 2008 · The fortuitous extrapolated winds aloft made the flight profile the most reliable element of the journey. Imagine if Cooper actually had some pre determined intersection to fly towards which …

Aug 29, 2010 · Once I have made a program on my HP 48 GX graphing calculator to calculate the spot taking in account the speed and direction of winds aloft (given by a pilot forecast source) at every …