Estimated time en route (ETE)

T-45C TS INav-09

Flight Planning (Departure)

Distance (DIST)—enter miles to a fix

Sg 1, fr 25

Distance

Estimated time en route (ETE)

Sg 1, fr 26

Training squadrons do not use climb winds,

ETE, ETA, and ATA

refer to T-45C Fuel Planning Data

Computed from ground speed and entered time

in nearest whole minute

Ground speed is computed utilizing expected

TAS, forecast winds

Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA)/Actual Time of

Arrival (ATA)—enter your estimated time of arrival

and log your actual time of arrival as the flight

progresses

Leg fuel (LEG FUEL)

Sg 1, fr 27

Fuel Information

Enter estimated fuel required to fly each leg

using fuel flow and estimated time en route

Round UP to next higher ten pounds

Estimated fuel remaining (EFR)/actual fuel

remaining (AFR)—enter estimated fuel remaining

during planning and actual fuel remaining during

flight

PROGRESS CHECK

Question 6—2.1.8

Your fuel flow at a cruise altitude of FL270 is 1125 and your

estimated ground speed is 350 kts. Your FLIP Enroute High

Altitude Chart indicates 76 miles from one fix to the next.

This leg of your flight will take you __________ minutes and

you will use _________ lbs of fuel.

Answer: 13 minutes and 250 lbs of fuel (244 lbs rounded up to

next higher ten pounds)

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