Re: 302 wind calculation

[5Z]

The best way to get a good wind calculation while flying "straight",
such as on a final glide, descending through wind gradients and
shears, I do the following per conversation with Dave Ellis a few
years ago:

1. Turn 45 degrees off course and fly straight for 10-15 seconds.
2. Turn 90 degrees in the opposite direction and fly straight for
10-15 sec.
3. Resume original course.

The 302 want to see a couple of straight glides in different
directions in order to use TAS & ground track to come up with a wind.

I keep the HW component and delta wind displayed on my GlideNav and if
the delta exceeds a couple knots, I know it's time for a new wind
calculation.

-Tom

[Nine Bravo Ground]

On Mar 25, 9:50*pm, 5Z > wrote:
> The best way to get a good wind calculation while flying "straight",
> such as on a final glide, descending through wind gradients and
> shears, I do the following per conversation with Dave Ellis a few
> years ago:
>
> 1. Turn 45 degrees off course and fly straight for 10-15 seconds.
> 2. Turn 90 degrees in the opposite direction and fly straight for
> 10-15 sec.
> 3. Resume original course.
>
> The 302 want to see a couple of straight glides in different
> directions in order to use TAS & ground track to come up with a wind.
>
> I keep the HW component and delta wind displayed on my GlideNav and if
> the delta exceeds a couple knots, I know it's time for a new wind
> calculation.
>
> -Tom

Can you see the wind calculation directly without a 303? I didn't
even know this was a feature in the 302. I use Winpilot and mCu, both
of which do their own circle drift calcs I think.

9B