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18.10.6 Plot and reference a position ( 0.5 of a minute) on

18.10.6 Plot and reference a position ( 0.5 of a minute) on a current published New Zealand
Aeronautical Chart.

18.8.2 Define: (f) true airspeed (TAS)



The true airspeed (TAS; also KTAS, for knots true airspeed) of an aircraft is the speed of the aircraft relative to the airmass in which it is flying. 




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(f) Greenwich (Prime) Meridian


         
    


     
    

        
The Prime Meridian, based at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, is a Meridian of longitude located on the 0° longitude line. It acts as a datum for longitude, increasing from 0° to 180° when moving East, and decreasing from 0° to -180° when

    moving West.  






















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ETP – Head wind Example


         
    


     
    

        


In this example we take look at working out a ETP,


With TAS of 200kts and Head wind of 40kts over distance over 800nm. 


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Distane to to ETP is : 480

			
			
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	TAS of 200kts, Distance 800nm
					
					<-<- Head-Wind of 40kts
					
					
						
						480nm <- ETP -> 320nm
					
					
Example of ETP.
Nav Computer setup

              
                10101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425253030353540404545505055556060707080809090GS Home 240GS Out 160+Home 240=400read off ETP  = 480 nm locate Distane of 800Note the % of DistaneCheck out [10]
By checking the 1 and read off a percentage distane a long your track where the ETP is.
This a handy check, to double check the ETP has moved toward the wind .
As Double Check, just confirm that the times for each legs are the same. 

              
                10101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425253030353540404545505055556060707080809090GS Out 160 1 Hour locate Distane of 320read off Time = 120 Minutes

              
                10101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425253030353540404545505055556060707080809090GS Home 2401 Hourlocate Distane of 480read off Time = 120 Minutes

 
        

         
    

     

    


  


    

        
18.48.10 Calculate the maximum holding duration prior to div


         
    


     
    

        
18.48.10 Calculate the maximum holding duration prior to diversion to an alternate.



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18.46.10 Calculate the maximum holding time available for a


         
    


     
    

        
18.46.10 Calculate the maximum holding time available for a given leg.




 
        

         
    

     

    


  


    

        
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18.22.6 List and explain the properties of:


         
    


     
    

        
18.22.6 List and explain the properties of:
(a) a Mercator projection;
(b) a Lambert's conformal projection.