SOLUTION: Given the height of aircraft is 6000 ft, speed 180 kts and descending at the rate of 300 ft per minute. Calculate the flight time remaining and the distance before that aircraft

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Question 1072121: Given the height of aircraft is 6000 ft, speed 180 kts and descending at the rate of
300 ft per minute. Calculate the flight time remaining and the distance
before that aircraft will crash.

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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6000 ft/300 ft/min=20 minutes before reaching ground.
At 180 knots, in 20 minutes, 1/3 of an hour, the aircraft will travel 60 nautical miles.