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Old January 28th 07, 11:21 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Tony
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Default forgotten trig for climb angle...


You simply want to know what angle has that sine. arc sin (c) would be
the function on the calculator you're looking for.
On Jan 28, 5:54 pm, "xerj" wrote:
I remember that sin c = excess thrust/weight

What step do I then do to convert sin c into degrees above the horizon?

TIA