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Old 30th Apr 2018, 15:58
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Originally Posted by Pom Pax
Nearly right but in the case above only in still air. Equal time point takes into account wind speed and direction. Point of no return involves your fuel state.
Both ETP and PNR have to take into account wind speed and direction as well as fuel state. Once PNR is reached ETP becomes irrelevant.
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