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6 Cards in this Set
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Rhumb line |
Direction remains constant requires more time and fuel does not adjust to curvature of the earth |
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Time zones |
24 time zones each 15 degrees Easter +5 Central +6 Mountain +7 West+8 |
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Types of speed |
IAS-used for coms TAS- used for flight plan/ enroute higher than IAS at high altitudes GS- corrected for wind MACH |
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Parallels of latitude |
Lines running east to west evenly starting at the equator up to the north and South Pole 90 degrees |
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Meridian of longitude |
Angular distances east to west of the prime meridian in Greenwich |
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The Great circle route |
Shortest distance between two points saves time and fuel crosses meridian at diff angle |
