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Old 18th June 2011 | 17:50
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rudderrudderrat
 
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Hi Hakeem,
You are mixing different units together.
450 ft/min (150*3)
which gives you 7.85 knots rate of descent.
(7.85 * 6080/60) = about 800 feet per minute.

Edit. Thanks torob, I miss read 6% as 6 degs.
You are correct.
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