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Old 8th October 2009, 15:50   #6 (permalink)
747dieseldude
 
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Not based on any solid info, but from a couple of jets I flew, it's around 1 degree steeper than the idle power descent.
If your descent with idle power is 3 degrees (~300'/nm) then glide would be 4 degrees (~400'/nm)

Again, this is only a theory.
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