CAE SimuFlite Citation Bravo, Pilot Training Manual

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Developed for Training Purposes
Citation Bravo
September 2005
CAE SimuFlite
Climb Time, Distance and Fuel
Use the appropriate Cruise Climb table (
Figure 4-2
) to determine time,
distance, and fuel required for the climb to cruising altitude. To deter-
mine the effect of winds aloft on climb distance, see the Wind Effect on
Climb Distance table at the bottom and use the “60/40” rule; that is,
apply 60% of the cruise wind to estimate the average wind speed in the
climb.
1. Enter the appropriate altitude block ( 39,000 ft ) at the correct ISA
value ( ISA ).
2. Move to the appropriate weight column. Read the necessary time,
distance, fuel requirement, and rate of climb.
A 14,800 lbs takeoff weight (ramp weight of 15,000 lbs minus taxi
fuel of 200 lbs equals 14,800 lbs), time to climb, distance, and fuel
required are 24 minutes, 116 NM, and 596 lbs, respectively.
3. Next, adjust the time, fuel, and distance numbers for the departure
from an airport at 2,000 ft pressure altitude. Using approximately
40% of the numbers for climb to 5,000 ft results in 1 minute, 2 NM,
and 25 lbs, respectively. Subtracting these numbers from the climb
figures results in adjusted figures of 23 minutes, 114 NM, and 571
lbs of fuel.
4. To determine the effect of wind on climb distance, perform the fol-
lowing.
a. Enter the Wind Effect on Climb Distance table as closely as pos-
sible to the previously determined climb time ( 23 minutes ).
b. Move to the right to the appropriate wind column and read the
correction factor. Interpolate as required.
Sixty percent of the cruise headwind is 30 kts; the interpolated
correction factor is 10 NM.
5. Add or subtract the correction factor to/from the previously deter-
mined climb distance.
Because this is a headwind correction, subtracting 10 NM from 114
yields the corrected climb distance, or 104 NM.