Flight Planninghard#830
The PET formula (distance from departure) is:
A
D × wind / TAS
B
D × GS_on / (GS_home + GS_on)
C
D / 2
D
D × GS_home / (GS_home + GS_on)
CorrectExplanation
PET distance from A = D × GS_home / (GS_on + GS_home), where D is total distance, GS_on is groundspeed outbound, GS_home is groundspeed return.
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