Originally Posted by Gary Scott
Do I infer correctly that at a thrust/weight ratio of, for example, 0.2, a H/W of more than 30m/s (60kts) does not further improve my chances of missing the top of the mountain?
IMO, the gradient will increase as the windspeed increases until the windspeed reaches 142-ish m/s. At that point, you'd be going vertical (in the climb attitude, of course, with 142m/s showing on your ASI). Your groundspeed would be zero.