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Old 5th Feb 2006, 19:34
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UAV689
 
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This is how I was taught by the RAF on my EFT flying course,
before you take off calculate your max drift, by your miles per minute divided by wind speed, eg 120 knots 2 miles per min/20 knot wind.
Then for your heading look at your wristwatch. wind is up to 15 degrees off your heading take a 1/4 of max drift. if it is up to 30 degrees off take 1/2 max drift. if it is 30-45 degrees of use 3/4 of max drift, and any thing more use all max drift.
but remember to apply it in the corretion in the correct direction!
If the aircraft is equipped with a HSI you can set the heading bug on your course and turn the bar to the wind direction and at a glance it maked the above method so easy.
Wizz wheels are not needed, I was never taught the use of one in the RAF and was never off a target/waypoint by more than 20 seconds, passed my nav test by being 4 seconds fast..oh hapy days!
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