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Old Nov 22, 2013, 7:43 pm
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joshua362
 
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Originally Posted by steved5480
Actually it did...sorta....prior to this week's change in policy/procedure.

Those that pay close attention (or cheat by counting!) can certainly see the difference in climb time between rotation & the 10K chime for those two stations as well as many other pairs.

I wonder how often the little orange light on the overhead up-front will need to be replaced, since it will be "on" all of the time.
Wow. That shows you the absurdity of the previous rule. The rational of 10,000 feet was to give the pilots ample attitude and time to figure out what was going wrong if PED interference was suspect. So 4,000' AGL in mountainous terrain near Denver has the same safety margin as 10,000' AGL at sea level? Ponderous!
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