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Old 25th May 2009 | 06:27
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You'll find that many companies don't accelerate @ 400, even if no obstacles are present. Most use 400 ft. as the limit to initiate recall items and only accelerate when you've had a reasonable time to execute these, say, at 1000 ft AAL or higher.
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