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Old 31st Oct 2015, 17:14
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They've used an algorithm to fit their curve to those points, but essentially you've got 8 sec of VS approaching -6,000; then 6 sec of VS approaching +4,000; then 8 sec of VS approaching -7,000; then 5 sec of VS approaching +8,000; and the data ends.

In that last oscillation the VS changes neg to pos by about 15,000 fpm (250 feet per sec) in 6 seconds.

A G-meter would show oscillations between about -.5 and +2.5 under those circumstances.

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