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 "1400"

2) Set Surface winds "DIR" to "260"

3) Set Surface winds "SPEED" to "12"

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

5) Set Level 1 "BASE" to "1510"

6) Set Level 1 "DIR" to "285"

7) Set Level 1 "SPEED" to "23"

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

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

10) Set Level 2 "DIR" to "295"

11) Set Level 2 "SPEED" to "37"

Clouds

1) Set Bottom Level - TOPS to "3800"

2) Set Bottom Level - BASE to "265"

3) Set Bottom Level - COVER to "overcast"

4) Set Top Level - TOPS to "7500"

5) Set Top Level - BASE to "4700"

6) Set Top Level - COVER to "overcast"

7) Set Thunderstorms - TOPS to "24000"

8) Set Thunderstorms - BASE to "4500"

9) Set Thunderstorms - COVERAGE to "widely scattered"

Aircraft Position:

1) "NORTH" to "17351.8919" [N041° 10' 06.8790]

2) "EAST" to "21749.4873" [W071° 34' 41.5834]

3) "ALTITUDE" to "111" [0]

4) "HEADING" to "145"

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