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Given the following information, calculate the net glide distance for a single-engined aeroplane operating under performance class B
Aeroplane altitude: 10000 ft
Terrain elevation: 500 ft
Gross glide gradient: 10%
TAS: 200 kt
Headwind component: 20 kt
1 NM = 6080 ft
Still air distance = (height difference / net gradient) × 100
Ground distance = Still Air Distance × (GS / TAS)
A 12.5 NM 10.0 NM C 13.4 NM 14.9 NM