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Old 1st June 2007 | 11:32
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From: FL510 aussie expat
IF descent. time or distance?
hi all,

I have recently attained my ME Instrument Rating and am having a few troubles with finding a suitable Top of Descent point given:

-non controlled ie. no clearance required for descent
-unpressurised (so 500'/minute descent to keep the punters happy)
-piston engine (which we don't want to shock cool by pulling the power back to 17" MAP to keep the speed in the green on descent)
-arrive overhead the IAF/holding fix at the correct speed and height.

any suggestions folks?

time or distance to decide top of descent?

Cheers all!!

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