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Old 3rd Dec 2004, 14:04
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SASless
 
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Find your offshore oil rig....

Bell 296B-III helicopter

Leg length: 90nm

Indicated Airspeed: 90 knots

Track: 180 degrees magnetic

Variation: 5 degrees west

Deviation: +5 Degrees for 180 degrees heading

Wind: 270/10

Visibility: 5nm


Remarks....No GPS, No NDB on rig, only fuel is on the rig. Mag compass and clock for navigation.

Weather is forecast to remain VFR for the duration, no frontal passage forecast. Sky clear. Departure point is the shoreline...rig is in open water.

How would you plan the flight???
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