Re: embedded aviation computers.

[Brian Lloyd <brian@lloyd.com>]

At 12:26 PM 2/9/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Off The top of my head...
>A system to calculate winds-aloft, I figure flying a complete
>2 minute turn and processing the output from the GPS should do 
>it. Granted, the garmin can do it, but it is based on user
>input heading and indicated speeds and altitudes.
>
>I think I could get a better solution another way.

Yes, you can.  Here is a link to an Excel spreadsheet that accepts as input
three GS/track inputs from your GPS and outputs TAS and wind velocity.  You
can apply the formulae any way you wish.

http://www.hlos.com.au/~doug.gray/home.html


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