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Old 28th April 2015 | 17:32
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Skipping Classes
 
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From: Dark Side of The Moon
Unless its a hard landing, most of the time the 'g' factor is not the deceleration due to the ground contact, but the 'g' you pull during flare.

The more representative field is the vertical rate in feet/second.

Multiply by 60 to get the touch down sink rate in feet/minute.

Hope this helps
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