I understand MSA .
Below is a typical exam question i attempted a few days ago
taken from the Jeremy Pratt questions and answers 2003 edition if that helps!!
It is intended to fly a VFR cross country route from Hucknall airfield(N5300.85 W00113.10) to Manchester airport (N5321.22 W00216.50) via a turning point at Hawarden airfield (N5310.68 W00258.67),
complete the attached flight log.
Hucknall to Hawarden W/V is stated as 260/15 Tas 85kts Var 5W
I dont really understand where they get 5W from but thats what it says in the book.
My answers are as follows,
MSA 3000
TRK 285
DRIFT 4
HDG T 281
HDG 290
GS 69KTS
DIST NM 64.5
TIME 45.5MINS
Hawarden to Manchester
Stated W/V 280/20 Tas 90kts
my answers
MSA 2000
TRK T 067
DRIFT 7
HDG T 060
HDG M 072
GS 106KTS
DIST NM 27.5
TIME 18.5
One of the errors i made was to base the time on airspeed not groundspeed so this i why the times dont add up i hope!
also do i need to apply magnetic variation to hdg true? to make that correct.
sorry if this seems tiresome but i cant rest until ive got it into my head!!
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