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I just figured out that the standard calculator does C to F conversions, that's nice. Now only if it had a crosswind calculator. That'd be nice at times. I guess I could use the sin and cos function on the calculator....

Okay I tried the math on the scientific calculator and that was easy. Angle degrees + sin button x speed = crosswind and angle degrees + cos x speed equal headwind/tailwind. Yeah. I did math.

That is absolutely the number one thing the EFB needs. Its asinine to expect crews to go heads down with a pen on a piece of paper trying to trace lines and arcs with an imaginary line in a shaky flight deck every time the tower calls out winds (regular and gusts) trying to figure out legality that changes by the knot or degree.

EasyVictor

03-17-2015 08:30 AM

Swap With the Pot

When can we swap with the pot for next month..?

TheManager

03-17-2015 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by gloopy (Post 1844447)

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Wilbur Wright

03-17-2015 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by EasyVictor (Post 1844475)

When can we swap with the pot for next month..?

All PCS options (drop, white slip and swaps, in that order) start 0700 ATL time, every 5 hours until 2200, on the 20th.

You can do pilot to pilot swaps as soon as schedules are posted in iCrew.

Flying Elvis

03-17-2015 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by gloopy (Post 1844447)

Number of degrees off rwy heading + 20 = % of speed. For caution's sake, add a knot to the result for winds over 30 degrees off heading.

For a 20kt wind: Rule of thumb result vs (actual)

20deg: 40% = 8kt (sine is .34 = 6.8kt)
30deg: 50% = 10kt (perfect = 10kt)
40deg: 60% = 12 +1=13kt (sine is .64 = 12.8kt)
50deg: 70% = 14 +1=15kt (sine is .76 = 15.2kt)
70 degrees: 90% = 18+1=19kt (sine is .93 = 18.6kt)
80 or more degrees: 100% = 20kt (sin is .98 = 19.6kt)

Karnak

03-17-2015 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Purple Drank (Post 1844298)

Is that what you replaced the forum with? Bad call.

The slowplay screen name is back. Standing by for spin. If slowplay is around, you know something bad is on its way from Dalpa.

Could you do us all a favor and take your bully act somewhere else? Slowplay posted some useful advice.

gloopy

03-17-2015 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Flying Elvis (Post 1844523)

Thats a good rule of thumb, but I'm talking about those times when you need to know exactly because it may or may not be legal. We need to know head, tail and cross winds and usually when it matters most is when its changing every few seconds. There are plenty of avation specific wind apps out there that let you roll in runway, wind and direction including gusts and can tell you exactly the head, tail and crosswind components of steady state and gusts in about a second or two. Its time to make the leap in technology :cool:

gloopy

03-17-2015 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by TheManager (Post 1844488)

I'm sure that's a great one. I'd just like to see the company put one on the glitchomatic tablet that we're "legally" allowed to use.

qball

03-17-2015 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Flying Elvis (Post 1844523)

Number of degrees off rwy heading + 20 = % of speed. For caution's sake, add a knot to the result for winds over 30 degrees off heading.

For a 20kt wind: Rule of thumb result vs (actual)

20deg: 40% = 8kt (sine is .34 = 6.8kt)
30deg: 50% = 10kt (perfect = 10kt)
40deg: 60% = 12 +1=13kt (sine is .64 = 12.8kt)
50deg: 70% = 14 +1=15kt (sine is .76 = 15.2kt
70 degrees: 90% = 18+1=19kt (sine is .93 = 18.6kt)
80 or more degrees: 100% = 20kt (sin is .98 = 19.6kt)

Good god man...Most of us went to public shcools....I'd have to take my shoes off to figure that out and it would prpbably still be wrong😝

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