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In general, an aircraft flight so planned and navigated as to
take advantage of the flight-altitude winds (pressure pattern) to
reduce flying time. As techniques have advanced, this concept has
become increasingly referred to as minimal flight. Probably the
most widely used method today is based upon the determination of
D-values with pressure and radio altimeters while in flight. This
provides for the continual adjustment of flight course to take
fullest advantage of winds in long flights over water. Flight plans
made out by the navigator are based on meteorological forecasts of
wind distribution. These forecasts are usually prepared in the form
of maps analyzed in terms of D-values at the flight pressure
altitude. During flight, observations of actual D-values can
conveniently be used to make relatively small corrections.
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