Some of you FLYING KRs might be interested in this "best altitude" calculator. It was written by the guy that writes X-Plane.
I have not checked it out yet. See you in Mt. Vernon - 2005 - KR Gathering See N64KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Then click on the pics There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for building has expired. Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC -------Original Message------- From: austin meyer List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: 03/28/05 14:05:07 http://www.x-plane.com/cruisealt.html I have just written a program for you (free) that will tell you what is the optimum altitude to fly your plane, once you enter your aircraft performance and the winds for any given flight... this will save you many gallons of gas and many hundreds of dollars and avoid amny kilograms of polution if you fly cross-countries.. most pilots have NO IDEA WHAT ALTITUDE TO FLY AT, especially when there is a lot of wind, different at each altitude.. this program (mac and windows) will tell you what altitude to fly once you enter your aircraft performance and the current winds for the trip... giving you exact speed and gas mileage at various altitudes so you can pcik the best altitude for any given wind condition. USE IT! YOU WILL SAVE GAS, MONEY, AND POLUTION! austin
