IFR Flights of 13MIKE

by Fred J. Calfior and Douglas W. Miller

SETUP

Aircraft:

1) Choose "Cessna Skylane RG"

Weather:

Winds

1) Set Surface winds "DEPTH" to "800"

2) Set Surface winds "DIR" to "310"

3) Set Surface winds "SPEED" to "13"

4) Set Level 1 "TOPS" to "3000"

5) Set Level 1 "BASE" to "1100"

6) Set Level 1 "DIR" to "330"

7) Set Level 1 "SPEED" to "18"

8) Set Level 2 "TOPS" to "6500"

9) Set Level 2 "BASE" to "3000"

10) Set Level 2 "DIR" to "340"

11) Set Level 2 "SPEED" to "24"

12) Set Level 2 "TURBULENCE" to "1"

13) Set Level 3 "TOPS" to "10000"

14) Set Level 3 "BASE" to "6500"

15) Set Level 3 "DIR" to "350"

16) Set Level 3 "SPEED" to "29"

Clouds

1) Set Bottom Level - TOPS to "3500"

2) Set Bottom Level - BASE to "800"

3) Set Bottom Level - COVER to "overcast"

4) Set Top Level - TOPS to "10000"

5) Set Top Level - BASE to "6000"

6) Set Top Level - COVER to "overcast"

7) Set Thunderstorms - TOPS to "13000"

8) Set Thunderstorms - BASE to "7000"

9) Set Thunderstorms - COVERAGE to "widely scattered"

Aircraft Position:

1) "NORTH" to "21742.8441" [N048° 07'22.1921]

2) "EAST" to "6374.1958" [W123° 30'05.0869]

3) "ALTITUDE" to "295" [0]

4) "HEADING" to "220"

note: At this point you may wish to save this setup for future use.