Good morning,

would it be possible to add the calculation of takeoff distance (in addition to weight and balance) to Skydemon ?
A model could be this slide rule ("T.O.P. Comp" brand):

 http://www.primetab.com/flying/flying.topcomp.html
which can be bought here:
http://www.flightstore.co.uk/pilot-supplies-c1/flight-computers-c114/flight-computers-c115/takeoff-performance-computer-p5234

many thanks and best regards

Daniel

We have no plans to introduce this functionality to SkyDemon. It just depends upon too many variables, including every aircraft being different, runway conditions, elevation etc.

Mhh... shouldn't be too complicated, because other PC based planning software provides this feature. See http://www.flightplanner.de/. Sorry - this site is in German and so is the screenshot - I could not find an English Version.

A take-off and landing distance calculator would be too comoplicated, in my opinion, to setup and use correctly. Just note how many people have problems setting up weight & balance data. Also, these distances depend on a lot of variables: temperature, dewpoint, atmospheric pressure, altitude, weight, surface conditions, wind and pilot skills. I believe it would even be dangerous if people delegate these considerations to a piece of software and possibly faulty input.

Without wanting to tread on anybody's toes, I am the kind of guy who questions why people even bother to get into a plane if they have the software do all the prep work, the GPS do all the nav work, and the AP do all the flying.

-- Chris.