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What is a possible entry for ITEM 15 CRUISING SPEED for the following flight?

Flight rules: VFR
Cruise level: FL80
Temperature: ISA
Cruise speed: 90 kt IAS
Wind component: -12 kt
Holding speed: 62 kt IAS

  • A
    N0090
  • B

    N0150

  • C
    K0090
  • D
    N0100

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ICAO FLIGHT PLAN

ITEM 15: ROUTE


INSERT the first cruising speed as in (a) and the first cruising level as in (b), without a space between them. 
THEN, following the arrow, INSERT the route description as in (c).

(a) Cruising speed (maximum 5 characters)


INSERT the True airspeed for the first or the whole cruising portion of the flight, in terms of: 
Kilometres per hour, expressed as K followed by 4 figures (e.g. K0830), or 
Knots, expressed as N followed by 4 figures (e.g. N0485), or 
True Mach number, when so prescribed by the appropriate ATS authority, to the nearest hundredth of unit Mach, expressed as M followed by 3 figures (e.g. M082).

(b) Cruising level (maximum 5 characters)


INSERT the planned cruising level for the first or the whole portion of the route to be flown, in terms of: Flight level, expressed as F followed by 3 figures (e.g. F085; F330), or 
When so prescribed by the appropriate ATS authorities: Standard metric level in tens of metres, expressed as S followed by 4 figures (e.g. S1130), or 
Altitude in hundreds of feet, expressed as A followed by 3 figures (e.g. A045; A100), or 
Altitude in tens of metres, expressed as M followed by 4 figures (e.g. M0840), or 
for uncontrolled VFR flights, the letters VFR.

(c) Route (including changes of speed, level and/or flight rules)

For this question we are given cruising speed in IAS. Therefore, we must convert it to TAS using the flight computer.

FIRST STEP: using the “AIR SPEED” window, set the altitude 8000 ft and align it to its ISA temperature (15 – 2 x 8 = -1ºC). 
SECOND STEP: Look for the 90 in the inner scale of CAS. Note that it aligns with 102 kt (outer scale) 

Closest option is, therefore, N0100.

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