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Fuel burn for holding & alternate airport calculation

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By wyullg - 2/6/2018 7:11:19 PM

Hi,

S‌kydemon seems to ‌‌‌take the cruise fuel burn on the selected profile for calculating the amount of fuel required for your holding time and travel to an alternate. Could I please suggest the ability to use a different value. In reality I would throttle back, reduce speed and have a much lower fuel usage. As a result it always over calculates the amount of fuel required for a trip.

M‌any thanks,
G‌eorge‌‌‌
By ArnaudC - 2/21/2018 1:33:27 PM

Tim Dawson - 2/20/2018 4:26:43 PM
I think you can specify any cruise profile you want for the Alternate leg.

A source of confusion maybe:
‌on 3.9.1, you can double click (PC) or long hold (iDevice) a normal leg and adjust its altitude and power setting.
‌Y‌ou cannot however double-click the dashed line to the alternate. The only way (I find) is to double click said leg in the PLOG. Before looking specifically for it I did not even know of this method, I had always clicked on the magenta line.