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Old 14th June 2005 | 12:34
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FullWings
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...a quick method of mentally working out the required ROC to meet a given missed approach climb gradient
Try 1 in 60 rule? 120/60 = 2, x 3.5degs = 7, so roughly 700' per minute...

One knot is close to 100fpm.
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