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If Bob wants to fly from Seattle to Paris and will be traveling at 490 mph. and Bob won't land in the night, how can Bob tell in advance what time it will be when he gets there? ( Considering time zones, Ect.) Is there a simple mathamatical equation?  And yes, Bob should get over his fear of runway lights and sock puppets!

Well, I don't know, but this is how I would go about it....

First thing you must do is figure out the total time in the air. So take your distance between your destinations, and divide that by 490 (your speed). This will give you a rough estimate of your enroute time. Figure out when you want to land (not when you want to take off), subtract the enroute time, and come up with the Paris time that you will leave Seattle.  Now, figure out the current time difference between Seattle and Paris. Now convert your takeoff time to Seattle time.

Thats how I'd do it, I just thought it up, so there may be a better way?

Does FS account for time zones?

Does FS account for time zones?

If you mean does the time change in the sim when you cross timezones, then yes.

So you'll also have to figure out how many timezones are between you and Paris and figure that into your calculations.  I think you'll have to subtract all those hours from your flight time.

I still have yet to get over the fear of sock puppets!  ;D

[quote]I still have yet to get over the fear of sock puppets!

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If you mean does the time change in the sim when you cross timezones, then yes.

So you'll also have to figure out how many timezones are between you and Paris and figure that into your calculations.

Maybe calculate in GMT.  ;)

Once you determine the GMT arrival time simply subtract in flight time and set GMT departure in create a flight. FS will figure all the tz offsets and display your local departure time.

(If you dont know the GMT/local tod offset of destination, do a dummy Create a flight, location, time and season for the desired destination arrival time. Note the GMT.)

Cheers,
Dave

....a quick way to find out what time it is anywhere in the world is to use your PC's Date and Time Properties. If you double click the time on the task bar you can then select Time Zone and scroll down for Paris for example. Click Apply and your little time icon will change to Paris time......change it back of course afterwards It also tells you how many hours difference places are compared with Greenwich UK..any help commoner.

I did'nt know about the time zones option on my PC clock. It does tell me what time is anywhere and that will come in handy. As for the other sugestions I'l have to print them out and study on them for awhile. ( Not the best math student around. But I.l get it.) Also I seem to remember somewhere I saw a small program that had something to do with time. Perhaps a gauge, our utility. I'l use what free time I have today on just this subject. Thanks All

Simple really. All you have to do is go to Paris and set time and season to daytime. Note the GMT time that comes up. Then go back to Seattle, it will be dark, so just go to Time and season again and note the GMT time again. You will see that they are 8 or 9 hours ahead.(can't remember which) Then make your flight plan and calculate the flight time. If you're not with me now, it's time to quit. So just start your flight calculating the the time ahead plus the flight time. Remember tho, that flying a great circle route over the Arctic circle will net you a 100% daylight flight in midsummer.  ???