Old 12-27-2012, 09:17 AM
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Default departing JFK NYC airspace canarsie climb

Anyone have any knowledge of what gets your turned faster towards your intended route?

we departed today on 31L Canarsie climb destination SFO, They typically fly you in the opposite direction for a bit before turning you to join your airway.

What is better climb faster/slower indicated or faster indicated and possible lower climb rate, in order to get the turn to the airway?

I always thought it was distance so flying faster would be better, but the guy I was flying with today thought a getting higher faster was better.

Both make sense to me, why would you want to blast off 300kts in the wrong direction right? but if you don't get the turn until X amount of miles from the airport then wouldn't getting there faster be better?
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