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Flight Planningeasy#828

The Point of Equal Time (PET) is the point from which:

A

it takes equal time to fly to either of two alternates

B

the flight time to the destination equals the flight time back to departure

Correct
C

fuel consumption is equal in both directions

D

the aircraft reaches its optimum altitude

Explanation

PET (also called Equal Time Point, ETP) is where the flight time to continue to destination equals the time to return to departure.

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