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Old 11th Mar 2017, 02:32
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3 degree descent angle equals 700fpm at 140kts.
Possibly had it in VS mode with the Missed Approach altitude set after passing the FAF.
That's how we did it as the company I worked for was not approved for VNAV use in their Opspecs.
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