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Old 3rd November 2009 | 14:58
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Rainboe
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Nagpur was under 1 hour to TOD. Not enough time to make up for the fuel used in climb! If you picked up an extra 50 kt tailwind, you would have saved time. However, you must have dropped out of the high tailwind area. You should have most certainly gained time if not fuel.
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