Typical Pilot Assessment Question: How Does The Weight of Your Aircraft Impact Your Descent?

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Wonderful, would like to see more.

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[@emodevil55]

Does the rate of descent also affected by the weight?

[@PILOTCLIMB]

Hi, the weight affects the rate of descent

[@Drew_198]

The heavier the aircraft the faster it will descend, However weight will not affect the angle of descent.

[@anand-menon]

So Captain Gabrielle, in order to maintain the SAME R.O.D as that of a lighter aircraft, the heavier aircraft must descend earlier ( in terms of time)or at a much further distance ( for the same elevation), correct?

[@PILOTCLIMB]

Yes the descend must start earlier in order to descend with the same descend speed

[@speedbird786]

what about the rate of descend of both aircraft's ?

[@PILOTCLIMB]

The rates of descent changes depends on the weights and Ground speed of each Aircraft. There is no standard value. Thanks for watching

[@FlyNAA]

TLDR gravity pulls the heavier aircraft forward harder, so at the same angle it will go faster.

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[@Trebolu545]

So we have 2 aircrafts at the same point then they start to descend.In conclusion they reach the same point but heavier one reach the destination early due to its speed induced by its mass.As far as I understand when we start the descend with heavier aircraft earlier than lighter one,we get the same results concerning to the time.

[@DC-qk7hx]

You reach the destination early but you’ll be something like 1000-3000ft (not on ground) overhead it. That’s the message of this video. In order to LAND at the same airport the heavier aircraft needs to descent earlier because it has more energy to lose. Remember, a heavier aircraft has more potential energy than a lighter aircraft when they’re both at same altitude.