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Old 19th May 2010 | 11:49
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mcdhu
 
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.......or if you don't have a planet brain like the previous posters or you are in the air, here are some ballpark figures (assuming ISA)

SL 660kts (+15C)

FL250 600kts (-35C)

FL360 570kts (-56C)

Add 1kt/degree above ISA: subtract 1kt,degree blw ISA (appx)

M.78 TAS in ISA (-56C) 447kts

0.01M = 6kts TAS (appx)

From these, you can work out/verify most things (approximately) if you need to.

With apologies to the clever!!

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