Trying to come up with a good strat for getting an accurate fuel burn for XC planning. For cruise I use the forecasted winds for my cruising altitude, and average them along my route of flight which works out good. But what do you do for takeoff til your TOC? Average the surface winds with winds aloft along the way? What strats do you guys use? Thanks!
Say my friend Bob rents a plane and hires a commercial pilot to fly him to Florida, this is legal correct? But then he asks to bring his family along, still legal? What if he wants to bring a couple of his friends to go golfing? As long as they don’t technically pay him anything it should be fine right? But what if they pay for his dinner since he did him the favor of flying them out? These gray areas are tricky and I’m wondering if there’s any sources that can provide a yes no answer on these scenarios or if it’s just based off of vibes? Thanks
One of my pre takeoff briefing involves engine abnormalities, I always say “if sufficient runway remains land straight ahead and use breaks as needed”, but what can you safely use to calculate sufficient runway? The 50-70 rule seems a little sketchy, so I’ve been using my calculated landing distance over a 50 ft obstacle for my departure runway. If something goes awry and I have that much distance left it should be ok right? But is there a more concrete and smarter way to determine if I can land safely or prepare for an off field landing? Thanks