Piper Cherokee Archer II Pilot Operating Handbook page 64

SECTIONS
PERFORMANCE
(I) Total Fligh t Time
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The total flight timeis determined by adding the time to climb, the time to descend and the
cruise time. Remember! The time values taken from the climb and descent graphs are
in
minutes
and must be converted to hours before adding them to the cruise time.
The following flight time is required for our flight planning example.
(I)
Total Flight Time
(c)(3) plus (d)(1) plus (e)(6), (.13 IlIs. plus .11 hrs. plus 2.64 hrs.)
(g) Total Fuel Required
2.88 hrs.
Determine the total fuel required by adding the fuel to climb, the fuel to descend and the
cruise fuel. When the total fuel (in gallons) is determined, multiply this value by 6 Ib/gal to
determine the total fuel weight used for the flight.
The total fuel calculations for our example flight plan are shown below.
(I)
Total Fuel Required
(c)(S) plus (d)(3) plus (e)(7), (2 gal. plus.7 gal. plus 20 gaL)
(22.7 gal. multiplied by 6Ib/gal.)
,
22:7 gal.
1361bs.
REPORT: VB-790
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ISSUED: JUNE 18, 1976
REVISED: JANUARY 20, 1977
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