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Talking Re: Calculating Angle to fire at

Here is an old equation i used a looong while back... see how you like it...

(It's a very simple equation)

V= Ft/s
A=Angle of take off

(-16/V^2 *((CosA)^2)*X^2) + (X(TanA))

Though this is a great equation, I'd would only use it in approximation. It is very simple and can be done by hand but is meant to be seen on a graphing calculator. So I hope this helps for the newcomers.