Descent Rate to Glidepath Calculator
Descent Rate to Glidepath: a planned Super Calculator tool. Covers ground speed. Stub page: the tool, its formula and a worked example are not published yet.
Descent Rate to Glidepath Calculator is a planned calculator in the transport section of Super Calculator, covering navigation.
What this calculator will compute
Inputs: ground speed and glidepath angle.
Formula, recorded as scope and not yet verified against a primary source: Rate of descent in fpm = ground speed in knots times glidepath angle times 101.3.
Written for pilots flying a stable three degree approach.
Status
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