"Doug" wrote in message
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Ah, ok. well at 10,000 fpm, wow can that really be? It would be 4 1/2
minutes (rounding a bit), still about 1 1/2 minutes "in the pattern"
(you need some time to level out, slow down and line up) and 1 minute
to taxi, giving 6 minutes. That would be REALLY fast!


Yup, 10,000fpm is 100kts *down*. I think a lot of jets will do *well* over
10,000fpm. My MU-2 will do almost 6,000fpm in a straight, clean, power off
descent (no bank) and 10,000fpm in a slip. Keep in mind that many jets can
*climb* 5,000fpm when lightly loaded.

Mike
MU-2