IFR Flights of 13MIKE
by Fred J. Calfior and Douglas W. Miller
SETUP |
Aircraft:
1) Choose "Cessna Skylane RG"
Weather:
Winds
1) Set Surface winds "DEPTH" to "1000"
2) Set Surface winds "DIR" to "290"
3) Set Surface winds "SPEED" to "6"
4) Set Level 1 "TOPS" to "5000"
5) Set Level 1 "BASE" to "1170"
6) Set Level 1 "DIR" to "280"
7) Set Level 1 "SPEED" to "20"
8) Set Level 2 "TOPS" to "8500"
9) Set Level 2 "BASE" to "5000"
10) Set Level 2 "DIR" to "270"
11) Set Level 2 "SPEED" to "25"
Clouds
1) Set Bottom Level - TOPS to "5500"
2) Set Bottom Level - BASE to "260"
3) Set Bottom Level - COVER to "overcast"
4) Set Top Level - TOPS to "9000"
5) Set Top Level - BASE to "6000"
6) Set Top Level - COVER to "overcast"
Aircraft Position:
1) "NORTH" to "16995.7636" [N036° 56' 13.8493]
2) "EAST" to "5137.7624" [W121° 47' 19.3886]
3) "ALTITUDE" to "167" [0]
4) "HEADING" to "350"
note: At this point you may wish to save this setup for future use.
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