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Old 12th Feb 2008, 09:37
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OPEN DES
 
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Vx: maximum angle of climb speed: Green Dot
Vy: maximum rate of climb speed: speed at Cost Index 0 (ref. FCTM and getting to grips with perf.) or 250/275/.76

This is all theory ofcourse.

In practice you will select an appropriate speed to expedite and will seldomly make it come back to GD.
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