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Pilot, Know Thyself: Discovering What It Means to Be Painfully Average

Flying Magazine

Participating airlines equip their aircraft with quick access recorders to harvest and regularly uplink detailed flight data. minutes, covered 1,722 nm at an average ground speed of 511 knots, and burned 22,200 pounds of jet-A. This one is for an unstable approach due to an excessive descent rate (1,232 ft/min).

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