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Old 16th July 2002 | 12:59
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Young Paul
 
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It would vary - and it also flattens out as the air thickens. I would suggest that, to be realistic, you go for a random figure between 4000fpm to 7000fpm, reducing to 1500 to 3500 close to FL100.
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