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Forum: Tech Log

22nd Nov 2007, 18:33

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Maximum angle of descent

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Posted By Rainboe

Yes. And I think you get a steeper angle of...

Yes. And I think you get a steeper angle of descent by initially accelerating, then bleeding off the speed, than simply going for configuration.

Forum: Tech Log

22nd Nov 2007, 12:57

Replies: 26

Maximum angle of descent

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Posted By Rainboe

Never! Quite simply, the faster you fly, the...

Never! Quite simply, the faster you fly, the quicker you drop out of the sky. I know you are hamstrung over there with a hard 250kt/10,000' limitation, but throughout the descent, if I'm high, I wind...

Forum: Tech Log

19th Nov 2007, 18:50

Replies: 26

Maximum angle of descent

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Posted By Rainboe

If you're on a STAR, you don't have many options....

If you're on a STAR, you don't have many options. My own favoured option is point the nose down into a Stuka dive- you lose energy gaining speed and descending rapidly, and bleeding it off again is...

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