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Old 16th Apr 2010, 16:08
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kaptene
 
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It does make sense, however, I'm assuming that the heavier airplane will have to travel a a higher speed than the light one, which means the ground speed is greater, which means also that the pilot of the heavier airplane will increase the descent rate to reach its destination. To prevent this, he will need to begin the descent earlier.

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