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An airplane departs an airport under the following conditions:
| Airport elevation |
1,000 ft |
| Cruise altitude |
9,500 ft |
| Rate of climb |
500 ft/min |
| Average true airspeed |
135 kts |
| True course |
215° |
| Average wind velocity |
290° at 20 kts |
| Variation |
3°W |
| Deviation |
-2° |
| Average fuel consumption |
13 gal/hr |
Determine the approximate time, compass heading, distance, and fuel consumed during the climb.
| | A) 17 minutes, 242°, 31 NM, 3.5 gallons. |
| * | B) 17 minutes, 224°, 36 NM, 3.7 gallons. |
| | C) 14 minutes, 234°, 26 NM, 3.9 gallons. |
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