On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 22:35:15 GMT, Jay Honeck wrote:
You routinely descent at 3500 feet per minute, Ben?

My ears never bother me in normal flight, but dropping *that* fast might
cause someone some pretty severe discomfort.

Funnily enough, it's never bothered me when slower descents have.

When towing gliders for a busy glider club, I used to find some sink and
spiral down in the sink. I could get the VSI (+-6000 feet/min model) to
peg down if I did that. Never bothered me in the slightest. Nor did spins
which have a similar descent rate in the planes I've done them in.

However, slow descents make my ears pop!

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