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Old 31st October 2012 | 14:21
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Zeffy
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A check of the FMC altitude predictions at each waypoint should be adequate to the task.

In the USA, the maximum climb gradient for ODP's/SID's is only 500'/nm -- typically not a problem for jets.
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