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Old 31st Oct 2011, 15:41
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Are you suggesting a liesurely descent at normal profile after a decompression? If so I hope I don't fly with your airline.
Chimbu warrior. Of course not

What I meant to highlight was that a lot of people try to do this in such a rush, forgetting items and thinking they have to be at 10.000' after 12 minutes. In some cases over the Alps it leads to "fun" situations in the simulator.

In fact in the B737 you have the following time:
5' descent till 17.000', then 5' level at 17,000 feet, descent to 14,000, 30 minutes at 14'000, then descent to 10,000.

That was what I was trying to highlight. Knowing this might give you some confidence in dealing with an emergency descent over higher terrain in stead of desperately trying to reach the 10,000 ASAP.

Of course the emergency descent should always be done as per QRH (MMO/VMO).

Hope you'll fly with my airline now
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