skydiverdriver2
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I've been having an ongoing discussion with several other pilots, and many seem to be on both sides of the question. The problem is if you are close to an airport and ATC left you too high, what do you do first? I tend to slow down and perhaps stop the descent, put out my gear and flaps, and then drop like a rock. Other pilots believe it's better to keep descending, slowly slow down and put gear and flaps down while still going down. As far as the best angle of descent, or losing the most altitude for a given distance, which is better? I know that you can get a much higher descent rate at a higher speed, but you are also moving over the ground much faster. Even the ground you use up slowing down couldn't possibly make up for putting all of your drag out and going down much faster, could it? Is there a way to resolve this question?
I could just try it in the sim, but I was hoping there was a way to figure it out mathematically. Thanks for the help.
PS, I'm talking about large turbojets in this question.
I could just try it in the sim, but I was hoping there was a way to figure it out mathematically. Thanks for the help.
PS, I'm talking about large turbojets in this question.