@DCockey, with all due respect and appreciation, I am not going to discuss the definitions that the technicians give in their papers. The only thing I have discussed so far is the definition you gave, which is not correct. I have not dared to give a categorical definition of what the planing area is because I am not clear about that area. It is possible that the experts who have studied these topics have considered different Ap, I do not know either but I repeat, I am not able to discuss the definitions given by the books. The truth is that I have not managed to find a picture that clearly defines what each one considers as planin area.
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