Webslinger
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I just use the three to one rule. If you're at FL400 then remove one zero, triple it, and then you have your descent point. 120NM from destination.Why not try two rules of thumb that most of us use in "turbine" equipment.
1. 5 X your groundspeed. Example. 500kt GS = 2500fpm decent. 400kt GS= 2000fpm.
2. 1/2 your GS X 10. Example. 500kt GS /2 = 250 X 10= 2500fpm.
Easy cheesy gents. lets not reinvent the wheel eh?
Why not try two rules of thumb that most of us use in "turbine" equipment.
1. 5 X your groundspeed. Example. 500kt GS = 2500fpm decent. 400kt GS= 2000fpm.
2. 1/2 your GS X 10. Example. 500kt GS /2 = 250 X 10= 2500fpm.
Easy cheesy gents. lets not reinvent the wheel eh?
FedEx has a point, no one was asking how to descend, he was asking about ATC, and everyone else went off on a how to fly the airplane tangent.Sorry Mr. Fedex god. We can't all be incredible super-pilots like you.
The point was that he didn't have to be a jerk about it.FedEx has a point, no one was asking how to descend, he was asking about ATC, and everyone else went off on a how to fly the airplane tangent.
The point was that he didn't have to be a jerk about it.