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Old October 1st 07, 11:19 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote:

The TFR is for the 5 minutes it takes for the
climb out.


5 minutes to FL180?


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Old October 2nd 07, 12:14 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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On Oct 1, 3:19 pm, "Dan Luke" wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote:
The TFR is for the 5 minutes it takes for the
climb out.


5 minutes to FL180?


About 5,000 fpm I was told.

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Old October 2nd 07, 12:46 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message ups.com...
On Oct 1, 3:19 pm, "Dan Luke" wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote:
The TFR is for the 5 minutes it takes for the
climb out.


5 minutes to FL180?


About 5,000 fpm I was told.


Cruising at 60,000' requires a pretty healthy climb rate...


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Old October 2nd 07, 03:16 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Dave S
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Blueskies wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message ups.com...

On Oct 1, 3:19 pm, "Dan Luke" wrote:

"Robert M. Gary" wrote:

The TFR is for the 5 minutes it takes for the
climb out.

5 minutes to FL180?


About 5,000 fpm I was told.



Cruising at 60,000' requires a pretty healthy climb rate...



They only need to get to 18,000 to enter Class A in the US. After that
they can back off the climb profile. Thats less than 4 minutes at 5k fpm.

 




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