best angle Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "David M. Knies" <david@xxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 10:34 AM Subject: Re: RJ's and ATC > Well, keep in mind a standard rate climb is only 500/ft/min. Then again, > they usually want best climb to 1000 below and then standard to final, so > it would most likely be an operational issue, more-so than a legal or > troublesome one, I would imagine. There are several ex-RJ drivers on the > list -- V, speak up. And, correct me on the climb #s if I am wrong, Wally > or Baha! I never drive jets on a regular every-day basis, and when I get > to, it's right seat on a C560. > > David > Huntsville, AL > > > On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, Gerard M Foley wrote: > > > I understand that many RJ's do not climb well above FL200, and that their > > maximum altitude it considerably less than their bigger cousins. Has this > > raised any problems about en route traffic control? They must take longer > > to reach assigned altitudes, and the altitudes available must be less than > > with big jets? > > > > Gerry > > http://foley.ultinet.net/~gerry/aerial/aerial.html > > http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley > > http://members.fortunecity.com/gfoley/egypt/egypt.html > > >