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An airplane descends to an airport under the following conditions:
| Cruising altitude |
10,500 ft |
| Airport elevation |
1,700 ft |
| Descends to |
1,000 ft AGL |
| Rate of descent |
600 ft/min |
| Average true airspeed |
135 kts |
| True course |
263° |
| Average wind velocity . |
330° at 30 kts |
| Variation |
7°E |
| Deviation |
+3° |
| Average fuel consumption |
11.5 gal/hr |
Determine the approximate time, compass heading, distance, and fuel consumed during the descent.
| | A) 13 minutes, 274°, 28 NM, 2.5 gallons. |
| * | B) 13 minutes, 271°, 26 NM, 2.5 gallons. |
| | C) 9 minutes, 274°, 26 NM, 2.8 gallons. |
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