Climb Out Question
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Climb Out Question
I was recently on a holiday charter from Izmir to Gatwick, aircraft was an A320. Shortly before departure the Captain announced that that we had a 40MPH headwind to contend with all the way home.
During the climbout phase Mrs Pc commented that we didn't seem to gaining height as quickly as she expected (about 2 minutes post VR) and I must admit that the same thought had crossed my mind.
While I appreciate that it is difficult if not impossible to gauge such matters from the cabin I wondered if there may be any factors that may have caused a slower than usual climb.
All I could think of was perhaps the high ambient temperature degrading performance or maybe the aircraft was heavy with additional fuel in anticipation of the forecast headwind?
Or maybe a thousand other reasons that will remain unknown except to the crew
During the climbout phase Mrs Pc commented that we didn't seem to gaining height as quickly as she expected (about 2 minutes post VR) and I must admit that the same thought had crossed my mind.
While I appreciate that it is difficult if not impossible to gauge such matters from the cabin I wondered if there may be any factors that may have caused a slower than usual climb.
All I could think of was perhaps the high ambient temperature degrading performance or maybe the aircraft was heavy with additional fuel in anticipation of the forecast headwind?
Or maybe a thousand other reasons that will remain unknown except to the crew
