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Death made simple

22nd Sep 2008 01:12

Metro 3/23 flight planning

Hi all,
Is there any rules of thumb out their for flight planning in a metro? Block fuel flows or the like?

Jet_A_Knight

22nd Sep 2008 01:25

It's been a while.....but

BALLPARK GROSS ERROR type calc: metro iii 700pph for the first hour thence 600pph thereafter.

Inbound On Descent

22nd Sep 2008 01:45

Roughly....

CLIMB:

1500 fpm / 900 pph

Cruise @ FL140:

Metro 3: TAS 240 / 650pph 1st hour then 600pph

Metro 23: TAS 250 / 700pph 1st hour then 650 pph

Add 10pph for every 1000' below FL140, and subtract 10pph for every 1000' above.

The above is a combination of the book and my findings...

Death made simple

22nd Sep 2008 03:45

thanks people.

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