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Old 5th Nov 2012, 17:53
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Originally Posted by Pace

With GPS or DME or even mental distance to run calculations it easy to work out you have 10 minutes to run and of course GPS will calculate the time to point X! but be aware of moving airmass and prepare to increase or decrease the descent rate as things pan out!

Not sure why this is a question for old bold pilots?

Pace
The GPS time to station is recalculated every second so any change in the winds will change the time which will trigger you to slightly increase or decrease the rate of descent with no math required.

BPF : an old but definitely not bold pilot
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