IFR Flight Planning: How to calculate TOC into nav log
Asked by: Doug 16098 views Instrument Rating, Private Pilot
Need to plan a cross country for my IFR check ride (lucky me!).
The DP from the airport I am leaving is a climbing right turn to 240 and 3,000 feet then vectors to initial route fix.
The direct line between my departure airport and the first fix is 17 miles. Since don't know how long i'll be vectored around for, how do I properly calculate fuel burned to TOC and the first nav fix. Do I just add in a large fudge factor ontop of the straight line Fuel and time needed to get to the first nav fix as if it were part of the cruise phase?
How do I approach this issue in my nav log and then again with the examiner when asked?
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