Minimum descent rate in USA
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Kwimper;
As stated already, the AIM which is a guideline states that the "minimum" is 500 fpm. However, if we ask you to start down, we expect about 1000 fpm. If we ask you to expedite then we are expecting between 2000 and 3000 fpm.
If we ask you to start down and don't give you a pilot discression descent, there is normally a good reason for getting you down. It can be for traffic, or just trying to get you down so as to make you all the operate the same <G>. Then there is the old, make 250 KIAS actually mean something when we give the speed assignement...
regards
As stated already, the AIM which is a guideline states that the "minimum" is 500 fpm. However, if we ask you to start down, we expect about 1000 fpm. If we ask you to expedite then we are expecting between 2000 and 3000 fpm.
If we ask you to start down and don't give you a pilot discression descent, there is normally a good reason for getting you down. It can be for traffic, or just trying to get you down so as to make you all the operate the same <G>. Then there is the old, make 250 KIAS actually mean something when we give the speed assignement...
regards
