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Old 13th February 2005 | 05:14
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jetblues
 
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Downwind, all of the above. There are of course several sources to use including the QRH, Vol 1 PD and FPPM.

The figures all vary with weight, wind component, ISA deviation, and configuration.

They are simply some rules of thumb that I and others may occasionally use.

How about this one ;

Climb 20 min, 1700kg, 120 nm
Descent 20 min, 300 kg, 120 nm

If I have one figure in mind for the SGR of the 700 and 800 I use ;

-700 4.7 kg/nm
-800 5.2 kg/nm

Wind correction to these two figures use;

40kt T/W x CRZ by 0.95 (80kts x 0.90)
40kt H/W x CRZ by 1.07 (80kts x 1.16)

I can apply this quick and easy check to our company flight plans and find the fuel figures I calculate are usually VERY close to the company produced flight plan burn figures. If not, why ???
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