Originally Posted by
Bri85
from 30,000 to tarmac in 8 minutes??... thats flying
Well, really it's not even 4000'/min? But that's not bad for a slick jet that is designed to be hard to make come down fast.
Originally Posted by
Killer51883
thats one hell of a ride.... if you figure 3 minutes to fly a stabelized approach then 5 minutes to lose 27-250000 feet nice job! a beer is on order for the crew
The only place one needs to be "stabilized" is at touchdown, IMO, your milage may vary. My company does not pay me enough to stay in airplanes that are on fire.
