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Old 29th Jul 2009, 11:58
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24Carrot
 
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I mis-read the 100mph as 100kts, so the theory says
86.9 sin ( -7.27) = 11 sin (0-90), ie 7.27 degrees left.

Obviously Max Drift is just as good in practice, and much
easier to calculate in flight, not least if both E6B and FI
just exited stage right...
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