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Old 9th Oct 2011, 01:30
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Runaway Gun
 
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Time to go back to third grade maths...

FL410 - FL250 = 16,000 ft

Also consider that your TAS will reduce with the lower altitude, so your GS will change (not taking different winds into account).


So using Monkey's info of 3 miles per 1000ft, try 16 x 3 = 48 miles.

Add a few miles to allow for entry to descent, and recovery to S&L.
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