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Aviation calculations

Here is some forms that may help you during FS flights. The underlying scripts have been tested in Internet Explorer 6 and 7, and Firefox 1.5. Of course the formulas are only for simulation usage and not for operational usage.

More to come: IAS <-> TAS, flight planning

Rate of descent (angel)

Ground speed: knots
Gliding angle: degrees
Descent rate: fpm

Rate of descent (percent)

Ground speed: knots
Gliding factor: percent
Descent rate: fpm

Distance to descent

Cruising altitude: feet
Airport elevation: feet
Descent rate: fpm
Ground speed: knots
Descent distance: nm

Wind triangle

Track: degrees
True airspeed: knots
Wind direction: degrees
Wind speed: knots
Heading: degrees
Ground speed: knots

Bank angle

Radius: nm
True airspeed: knots
Bank angle: degrees

Pressure altitude

Static pressure: hPa
Pressure altitude: feet

Wind components

Heading: degrees
Wind direction: degrees
Wind speed: knots
Headwind: knots
Crosswind: knots