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EHM-1464 Andrew:
ive been coming in really high into airports recently, like 10,000ft to high and end up circling round loads to loose altitude.. its obvious im starting the decent too late..

what im wondering is what techniques you use for planning your decent and making sure your at the right altitude at the right time!

EHM-0962 Zhen Yi:
The distance for descend depends on your plane and altitude.....if you're flying a 747 it's best to start descending 200nm away so that you dont have to dive down when nearing the airport.....for class one planes though 20nm should be more than enough

I'll suggest using your throttle and maybe a bit of flaps to help mantain your altitude but watch out for the speed at the same time! ;)

EHM-0005 Maarten:
Formula:

A = Ground Speed
B = Descent (the altititude you want to 'lose' in feet)
C = Track (NM to the airport)
D = Vertical Speed

D = B / ((C/A) * 60

EHM-1464 Andrew:
execellent maarten.. am i right in thinking that should have another bracket on the end?.. thats just what i wanted..

EHM-1365 Benjamin:
Wow....that is a really good way of working it out...nice one!;)

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