View Full Version : standard rate versus constant bank angle turn
WhiteKnight
4th Nov 2006, 05:51
Hy,
just got a question real quick. Is it true that most airline pilots fly a constant bank angle turns (like 25 degrees) rather than standard rate turns?
I would appreciate any inputs.
Thanks
My vote: Most pilots fly the bank angle that the autopilot generates:)
hetfield
4th Nov 2006, 08:04
My vote: Most pilots fly the bank angle that the autopilot generates:)
:D:D:D
@WhiteKnight
With TAS of 480 kt bank would be a little too much to fly std rate.
BizJetJock
4th Nov 2006, 13:32
Definition of standard rate:
3 degrees/sec or 25 degrees of bank, whichever is less.
If TAS>180 knots then you end up doing a constant 25 bank, and in most jets the TAS is very rarely less than 180.
Don't get confused by the old military definition of rate1, rate 2 etc, although 3 deg/sec is also rate 1.
WhiteKnight
4th Nov 2006, 22:17
thanks a lot for your help.