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Old 17th Feb 2020, 23:51
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Green dot is a function of weight - and altitude. Usually double the weight, plus a constant (85-90kt), plus 1kt per alt over 20K. That's for the A32F anyway.

Vls is a margin over the VS from about 1.1 to 1.3 depending on the flight phase at lower altitudes, and 0.2g buffet margin at high alts.

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