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[determined2fly]

God Bless Your Soul popaviator!,

I am in the Los Angeles region and flying into Bakersfield listening to IFTA students is always interesting. My father decided to move to China for business...and I went to visit him last year. I flew China Eastern from Hangzhou to Beijing....YIKES! That was an...adventure! Feared for my life when we took off at a 75% gradient! Anyway keep up the good work as I respect the work you are doing working with foreign students.

Darren

What is a 75% gradient?

 

[dpgtime]

Webster's Dictionary

Gradient

1 a : the rate of regular or graded ascent or descent.

A 75% Grade is equivalent to about 38 degrees pitch up. I may be exaggerating the climb out...All I was saying was that it was pretty steep! AHAH

Take Care!