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Forum: Tech Log
11th Mar 2014, 14:30
Replies: 51
Views: 28,459
Posted By aterpster

j.t. I flew the DC-9-10 as my first...

j.t.



I flew the DC-9-10 as my first PIC airplane. The longest leg was probably 1:30 or so, so winds aloft were far less important than Boston to Los Angeles on a 1011.

Winds aloft were a...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Mar 2014, 01:15
Replies: 51
Views: 28,459
Posted By aterpster

j.t.: I admit total defeat. :) ...

j.t.:




I admit total defeat. :)

All those years I flew the line the company spoon-fed me optimum routes and altitudes based on winds aloft.
Forum: Tech Log
10th Mar 2014, 21:39
Replies: 51
Views: 28,459
Posted By aterpster

J.T.: Sort of what I said in Post #35:

J.T.:



Sort of what I said in Post #35:
Forum: Tech Log
10th Mar 2014, 18:32
Replies: 51
Views: 28,459
Posted By aterpster

flyer101flyer: I did a phrase and word...

flyer101flyer:



I did a phrase and word search in Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators.

Lots of "gradients" and lots of "wind," but no "wind gradient."
Forum: Tech Log
10th Mar 2014, 01:17
Replies: 51
Views: 28,459
Posted By aterpster

FE Hoppy: Only in terms of rapid...

FE Hoppy:



Only in terms of rapid velocity changes in climb or descent in a jet. :)

In my performance experience related to departure procedures it simply means feet per mile (nautical...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Mar 2014, 23:04
Replies: 51
Views: 28,459
Posted By aterpster

flyer: Wind gradient? How about wind...

flyer:



Wind gradient? How about wind component?

Here is what my PC's Webster dictionary has to say about the word gradient:

gradient
Forum: Tech Log
9th Mar 2014, 18:17
Replies: 51
Views: 28,459
Posted By aterpster

From the FAA's AIM:

From the FAA's AIM:
Forum: Tech Log
9th Mar 2014, 18:12
Replies: 51
Views: 28,459
Posted By aterpster

highlfy: Climb gradient is always over the...

highlfy:

Climb gradient is always over the ground. It does not have a conditional definition.
Forum: Tech Log
8th Mar 2014, 14:31
Replies: 51
Views: 28,459
Posted By aterpster

highfly: Ground speed is what...

highfly:



Ground speed is what determines climb gradient; i.e. "This departure requires a climb gradient of 425 feet per mile. Those miles are ground miles, not air miles. :)




V...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Mar 2014, 01:07
Replies: 51
Views: 28,459
Posted By aterpster

Gradients and angles are "iron rails" in the sky....

Gradients and angles are "iron rails" in the sky. Ground speed is what is needed to make them work, because they are a fixed path over the ground (disregarding the curvature of the earth, please.)
...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Mar 2014, 20:37
Replies: 51
Views: 28,459
Posted By aterpster

Intruder: In FAA-speak "gradient" is...

Intruder:



In FAA-speak "gradient" is used for higher-than-standard climb gradients and is expressed in feet per mile. "Angle" is used for descent on approach procedures; the final approach...
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