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Hi
I'm reading through a PofF handout that I was given during my initial instructor training and can't make sense of the first line in the Range and Endurance section:
"Range= M. A. N. M/G, therefore max range requires maximum fuel"
What does M. A. N. M/G stand for?
I'm reading through a PofF handout that I was given during my initial instructor training and can't make sense of the first line in the Range and Endurance section:
"Range= M. A. N. M/G, therefore max range requires maximum fuel"
What does M. A. N. M/G stand for?
Looks like Max Air Nautical Miles / Gallon......except it's Max *Ground* Naut. Miles / Gallon that is needed for range. Only in nil wind will ANM = GNM, all other factors being equal.
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If the grey matter still works, a long time ago before computer flight logs I am sure we used to convert ground miles to air miles by applying the wind component.
This distance was then used to calculate the fuel requirement.
This distance was then used to calculate the fuel requirement.
