Any good decent rate methods?

[LibyanPilot01]

Any good ways to calculate decent and when to decent and what vs? Thanks

[Tsumia]

VS is your choice really, -1000-2000fpm is what I go for. These are good for it.

Calculating Top of descent (For beginners) using 2 step approach

A new tutorial! How to descent in an easy way from high Altitude? Procedure:- **P1)**You are at FL300, And you want to descent, do this calculations:- 30000×3÷1000=90 Then 90+70NM=160NM Descent from 30000 to 15000 **P2)**Then Do this Calculation:- 15000×3.5=52500÷1000~=53NM So at 53NM descent to 3000 then wait until establish on Localizer That is all! ***VS.:- ***-1700----------->-2000 Speed:- FL300:- 0.75M FL250:- 220k FL200:- 200k FL150:- 190k 7000ft:- 170k 3000ft:- Landing…

How to Calculate Top of Descent

Hey guys, today I just want to share a really easy and quick way to calculate your rate of descent. It works every time for me. First, you want to note your cruising altitude and speed. Let’s say it’s 30,000 feet at Mach 0.80. The perfect way to capture your ILS is around 3000 feet, so add your arrival airport’s height to 3000 feet. For this example, the airport’s height will be 0 to make it simple. Next, subtract the 3000 from your cruising altitude of 30,000 feet. You will get 27,000. Divide…

[Aniket_Joglekar]

I usually use the following formula to determine when to begin my descent:

At time [in minutes] = (Cruise Altitude)-10

I usually start at around -1000 to -1200 ft./min and gradually increase or decrease the VS depending on the flight parameters. I rarely ever exceed -1500 ft/min though.

My typical final cruising altitude is anywhere between FL380 and FL430, so using the above formula, I usually begin my descent around the 28-33 minutes to destination (ETE to Dest) mark. This is typically how a long a realistic descent lasts in real life commercial services. Including the slowing down and pattern, my total time from initial descent to touchdown lasts around 45 minutes.

Although this is sometimes a crude way of doing it, I find that it gets the job done while allowing for flexibility in my approach. However, if you want to go very mathematical about it, I recommend some of the links given above. Hopes this helps!

[Kevinsoto1502]

The airliners descend between 1000-2500 in real life.

[Pingu]

I don’t actually have a method, I just use the blue ‘banana’ to guide myself down.

[LibyanPilot01]

thanks! its helping!