09 May 2008

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Today's tip:
On the approach to most airfields that have a 3 degree glideslope a good rule of thumb is to multiply your groundspeed by 5.

Eg, groundspeed is 70 knots on the approach. 70 x 5 = 350

Rate of descent required to maintain 3 degrees of descent is 350 feet per minute.
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