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GAUGES
1. Altitude changes
 (a) 1° pitch corresponds to ~(nmi/min TAS)x100 ft/min vertical velocity
[[arrow from (nmi/min TAS) to this]] use .5 mach ≈ 5 nmi/min
.6 mach = 6 nmi/min, etc
(e.g. for ILS approach: (160/60)x100 ≈ 270 ft/min/deg
-> set ~ 700/270 ≈ 2.5° pitch)
 (b) to change altitude, use a vertical velocity of ~ twice the altitude change (e.g. 500' change, use 1000' per min)
 (c) total pitch change required to level off:
Δ degrees pitch ≈ vertical velocity / mach (x1000)
(e.g. 2000 ft/min climb @ .9 mach takes only ~2° pitch change)
 (d) level-off lead points
  (1) with 1000' to go, cut pitch in half
  (2) begin leveling @ 10% of vertical velocity