07.04.2010, 11:45
I hear what you are saying, but what i'm pointing out is that a plane doesn't typically zoom to a better height if you climb steeper or even straight up. (except jets) There is an optimum angle of climb for each aircraft.
For example, if the pilot was trying to get to 5000ft as quickly as he could, he might opt to point his nose more upward, maybe even straight up. In that case he might beat the tested time to climb to 5000ft but then not have sufficient energy to beat the time to climb to 8000ft, or 10,000ft.
A pilot knows that a zoom climb that points more vertical is not the most effective way to trade energy for height, but it does so in the quickest time.
Bill
For example, if the pilot was trying to get to 5000ft as quickly as he could, he might opt to point his nose more upward, maybe even straight up. In that case he might beat the tested time to climb to 5000ft but then not have sufficient energy to beat the time to climb to 8000ft, or 10,000ft.
A pilot knows that a zoom climb that points more vertical is not the most effective way to trade energy for height, but it does so in the quickest time.
Bill