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If your solo cross country endorsement specified that you may make landings at specific airports, may you land at a location other than those specified?

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Only during in-flight emergency

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What information must a pilot become familiar prior to a flight not in the vicinity of an airport?

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Weather reports and forecasts
Traffic delays 
Fuel requirements 
Takeoff & landing data
Runway lengths 
Destination alternatives
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A student pilot must carry the following items in the aircraft on all solo cross-country flights as evidence of the required authorized instructor clearances and endorsements…

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Pilot Certificate
Medical Certificate
Photo ID
Logbook with correct endorsements

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What information must a pilot become familiar prior to any flight?

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Runway Lengths at airports of intended use

Takeoff and Landing Distances

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Where can you find the right-of-way rules?

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FAR 91.113

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When are you allowed to fly in formation?

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When there’s prior arrangement with the pilot in command of each aircraft

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What is the minimum safe altitude for flying anywhere?

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An altitude that will allow you to have a safe landing without hazard to people or property

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What is the minimum safe altitude for a congested area?

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Must be 1000’ above the highest obstacle and within a horizontal distance of 2000’

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What is the minimum safe altitude for an “other than congested” area?

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500’ AGL

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What are the VFR cruising altitudes?

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Western: Even thousand feet + 500 ft. (4500,6500,8500)
Eastern: Odd thousand feet + 500 ft. (3300, 5500, 7500)

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When do you need to have the position lights on?

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Position lights are required to be lighted on the ground and in flight from sunset to sunrise

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What are the requirements for anti-collision lights for aircraft that have them?

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They must be on all hours while in flight or on surface, unless PIC deems it a hazard to safety.

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What are the fuel requirements for daytime flights in VFR conditions?

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Must have enough fuel to get to your destination + 30 minutes

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What are the fuel requirements for nighttime VFR conditions?

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Must have enough fuel to get to destination + 45 minutes

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How many gallons of fuel would the DA-40 to require for “reserve fuel” during day and night?

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Daytime: About 3-5 gallons
Nighttime: 5-7 gallons

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What radio calls need to be made at non-towered airports?

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Ground movement
Every leg in the pattern
10 miles and inbound to the airport
While leaving airspace

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How would you determine the runway in use and the correct traffic pattern to use when arriving to a non-towered airport?

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You can determine the runway in use by looking at wind indicators, or landing and departing traffic
Always assume a left traffic pattern if not specified in the chart supplement

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How do you enter into a traffic pattern at a non-towered airport?

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You enter into the pattern with a 45° angle

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Why wouldn’t you descend into the traffic pattern?

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Because you can’t see traffic below you, and high wing planes aren’t able to see traffic above them

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How many different types of NOTAMS are there?

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4

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Name the 4 different types of NOTAMS

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Domestic NOTAMs
FDC NOTAMs
Int’l NOTAMs
Military NOTAMs

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What do domestic NOTAMs cover?

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Taxiway closures
Personnel/Equipment crossing runways
Airport Lighting aids
Public airports

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What do Flight Data Center (FDC) NOTAMs include?

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Generally for IFR traffic

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What do Military NOTAMs consist of?

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Pertains to military airports or naiads

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What is Pilotage?
Referencing landmarks on an aviation chart and identifying those landmarks visually
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What is Dead reckoning?
Getting somewhere by flying a certain direction at a certain speed for a certain amount of time in order to end up in a desired location.
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What documents must be brought with you when you go on a solo flight?
Medical Certificate Student pilot certificate Photo ID Logbook with correct endorsement
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What is a cross-country flight?
A flight 50 NM from your originating spot
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What specific logbook endorsements do you need to fly solo on a XC flight?
3 separate endorsements One from the CFI who conducted the training One saying aircraft make/model One for each XC specifying make/model, preflight planning is correct and student is safe making flight under known conditions
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Once you have your solo XC flight endorsement, which airports are you allowed to fly to?
Only those listed on endorsement
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Are you allowed to deviate from airports listed on your endorsement?
Only in an emergency situation
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What is the Vne?
Never exceed speed 178 KIAS
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What is Vno?
Max structural cruise speed 129 KIAS
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What is Va?
Maneuvering speed 111 KIAS
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What is Vfe - T/O?
Max flaps extended speed T/O flaps 108 KIAS
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What is Vfe - LDG?
Max flaps extended speed for Landing 91 KIAS
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What is Vs0?
Stalling speed landing configuration 52 KIAS
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What is Vs1?
Stalling speed (given configuration) 53 KIAS
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What is the minimum autopilot engaged airspeed?
70 KIAS
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What is Vr?
Speed of Takeoff Rotation 59 KIAS
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What is the engine manufacture?
Lycoming
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How many cylinders does the DA-40 have?
4
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Is DA-40 Carburetor or fuel injected?
Fuel Injected
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What is the normal range for oil temperature?
147-230 degrees F
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CHD normal temperature range?
150-475 degrees F
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Max CHT Temp?
500 degrees F
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What are the outside temps that DA-40 can operate in?
-40 - 129 degrees
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What limitations are imposed on student XC flights from UVU?
30 minutes of extra reserved fuel added to whatever VFR guidelines are
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What color are runway lights?
White
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What color are taxiway edge lights?
Blue
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What color are taxiway centerline lights?
Green
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What lights are required to be lit on the aircraft while flying at night?
???
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What time is "night flying"as far as aircraft lighting?
Sunset to sunrise
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What is autokinesis?
When you stare at a light for too long and it appears to start moving, such as the horizon
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What is a false horizon?
When lights make it appear that there is another horizon
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What are the types of cells in the human eye?
cones and rods
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What are rods in your eye?
Rod cells are responsible for our night vision and are triggered by any source of light
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What are cone cells in the human eye?
Cones perceive fine detail of colors but need light in order to do so
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How long does it take for an eye to adapt to darkness?
30 minutes
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How long can night vision be ruined?
Instantly
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What type of lights are supposed to be used during the preflight?
Red, Rods don't sense red light
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What are some visual illusions that can happen at night?
False Horizon or Autokinesis or Black hole
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What is a vestibular illusion?
false "feeling" illusion
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How can you prepare for a night flight?
Bring red flashlight, wear sunglasses, be well rested
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What do higher altitudes offer?
Lower fuel burn, higher TAS
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What do lower altitudes offer?
Easier identification of landmarks
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What is the hemispherical rule?
West route: Even 500' East route: Odd 500' 3000' AGL
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What is the hemispherical rule?
West route: Even 500' East route: Odd 500' 3000' AGL
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What is the preflight action FAR number?
91.103
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How much does 100LL weigh?
6.01 lbs/gallon
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How much does oil weigh?
7.5 lbs/gallon
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How much does water weigh?
8.3 lbs/gallon
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What is the climbing GPH?
13-14 GPH
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What is the cruise GPH?
Spending but usually around 9-10 GPH
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What are the lost procedures?
``` Confess Conserve Climb Communication Comply ```
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What are some of the different ways we can file/open/close a VFR flight plan?
Foreflight, Calling FSS over radio/phone (1800wxbrief)
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What's the point of filing a VFR Flight plan?
If you happen to not reach your destination, search and rescue will be called
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What causes weather on planet earth?
Uneven heating
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What are the characteristics of a high pressure system?
Descending air Clockwise Better weather
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What are the characteristics of a low pressure system?
Rising air Counterclockwise Bad weather
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What are the 4 levels of the atmosphere?
Troposphere (0-39000) Stratosphere (39,000-164,000) Mesosphere (164,000-262,000) Thermosphere (262,000-440mi)
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Where does all the weather happen?
Troposphere
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What is the atmosphere composition?
78% nitrogen 21% oxygen 1% other gases
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What is an air mass?
Body of air with temperature and humidity
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What is a front?
Boundary layer between 2 air masses
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What are the characteristics of a warm front?
Slow Poor visibility Steady rain
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What are the characteristics of a cold front?
Fast good visibility thunderstorms or bad weather
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What is a stationary front?
Equal pressure and weather
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What is an occluded front?
Front that catches up to one another, really bad weather depending on temps
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What are the 3 ingredients to a thunderstorm?
Moisture Unstable air Lifting action (cold front)
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What are the 3 stages of a thunderstorm?
Cumulus Mature Dissipating
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How can you identify a thunderstorm above the clouds?
Looks like an anvil (or ship)
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What can you expect if the isobars are super close together?
High winds
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What are isobars?
Line on map meaning same atmospheric pressure at a given time
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How far away should you stay away from a thunderstorm?
20 NM away
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What is wind shear?
Wind going in opposite directions
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How can you recognize wind sheer in flight?
Variation of Airspeed of 15 knots or more
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What is virga?
Rain under a cloud but dissipating before making it to the ground
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Should you fly under or through virga?
No because of downdrafts
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What are some sources of a legal weather brief?
Aviation weather Center or Foreflight
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What is the coverage area of a METAR or TAF from the airport?
5 SM
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What is the maximum takeoff weight for the DA-40?
2646 lbs
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What is Coriolis force?
Caused by the Earths rotation making air in the northern hemisphere move the the right
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What direction to low pressure areas flow?
Counterclockwise
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What direction to high pressure areas flow?
Clockwise
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What weather does low pressure areas have?
Bad weather
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What weather does high pressure areas have?
Better weather
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What is an air mass?
Body of air with similar temperature and humidity
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Do warm or cold fronts move quicker?
Cold front
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How are clouds and precipitation formed?
When temperature reaches the dew point
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What do you call it when the air cools as it rises?
Adiabatic cooling
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What is a front?
Boundary between 2 different air masses
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What type of front tends to cause a thunderstorm?
Cold fromt
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What are the 3 forms of navigation?
Dead Reckoning Visual Navigation Electronic Navigation
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What should you do if you get lost?
``` Confess Climb Circle Conserve Communicate Comply ```
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What is a trough?
Elongated area of lower air pressure
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How long are AIRMETs valid?
6 hours
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What is an AIRMET Tango?
Turbulence
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What is an AIRMET Sierra?
IFR conditions
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What is an AIRMET Zulu?
Icing conditions
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How long are SIGMETs valid?
4 hours
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What are SIGMETs for?
Significant weather
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How long are Convective SIGMETs valid for?
2 hours
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What are convective SIGMETs for?
Thunderstorms
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What is CWA?
Center Weather Advisory A more rapid broadcast of AIRMET or SIGMETS
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Why would precipitation be hazardous to flight?
Affects visibility and turbulence
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60 GS = ? NM per minute
1 NM per minute
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120 GS = ? NM per minute
2 per minute
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90 GS = ? NM per minute
1.5 NM per minute

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