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EatSleepFly · October 13th, 2006, 19:10

You guys are reading way too much into this.

Estimated time enroute is from takeoff to landing based on latest forecast winds.

And it's estimated, so add up all the leg distances, divide it by your TAS. That's your no-wind ETE. Then take a gander at the winds, adjust as necessary, and you have your flight plan ETE. It doesn't have to be accurate to the second and it takes a whole minute or maybe two.

I guarantee that method will come out to within a couple minutes of what you'd come up with by sitting down for an hour with a flight computer and doing it ATP-written style.

October 13th, 2006, 19:10	#5
EatSleepFly Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: ?? Posts: 4,600	Re: IFR est time enroute You guys are reading way too much into this. Estimated time enroute is from takeoff to landing based on latest forecast winds. And it's estimated, so add up all the leg distances, divide it by your TAS. That's your no-wind ETE. Then take a gander at the winds, adjust as necessary, and you have your flight plan ETE. It doesn't have to be accurate to the second and it takes a whole minute or maybe two. I guarantee that method will come out to within a couple minutes of what you'd come up with by sitting down for an hour with a flight computer and doing it ATP-written style.