Trailing edge wrote:As for "you took off from somewhere.................." things change, how far have you flown? fuel burn. elevation and temperature changes, wind changing in strength and direction etc.
And being a good aviator, you noticed, PLANNED, and are REACTING to your changing workspace.
The "plan" should be formed in a "controlled" environment (planning room), using available information (MET, Performance Tables, other pilots, customer info on site/s) before takeoff. The flying is done in an "uncontrolled" (waiting for the digs here...) environment where, well, s**t happens. The MET changes...Barry got the spot wrong...the list goes on. Don't get me wrong TE, having a list is cool, I have a list, but it's a simple list because I'm a simple man
WIND, WIRES, IN, SPOT, OUT.
Bang=Bad