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Old 30th June 2012 | 20:49
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Maoraigh1
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Apart from the manual and the wind, consider the terrain. If approaching a strip near the top of a hill, you can have a lot of wind shear + downdraft. Consider what your ground speed looks like, before descending into the windshear + downdraft zone. Also consider tree effects. I don't think there's a mathematical formula for light aircraft on non-standard airfields.
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