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Old 23rd Jun 2008, 11:10
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Track Coastal
 
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Most jets descend at around 300, the A320 can give you 340 BUT Jetstar is on a fuel saving thing and prefers 280ish (BA46 stuff). Min clean on the Virgin 700s is around 210, the 320 and QFs old TJs is 220.

If you keep em on the STAR and its hands free, most will take the speed before vectors as long as the aircraft is still clean.

exactly how many track miles do you reckon it takes for a jet to slow from 400+ knots to 270
I reckon a couple of old 76 drivers may have pushed 350 hand flying(Keg?) BUT its INDICATED AIRSPEED son...

(When I say 270, its KIAS, even tho he's motoring at 350GS.)

PS If everyone is at 220 you can still do the sudoku

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