midi481 1 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I just wondered if anyone has a problem with climb speed and cruise speed? Im finding the ATR climbs ok up to aprox 10000feet then almost stops climbing. I usualy set climb speed to 160 / 170 knots , get to 10000 feet and speed just drops. i also find when i eventually get to crz level the max crz speed i can get is 190 knots. Is this correct? example i did a flight today from EGPC wick to EIKY kerry, a distance of aprox 460 miles, the flight plane said aprox 1 hr 44 min flight time for the ATR. It took me 3 hrs 24 min and it would have been longer but i had to use 2 x ground speed in x plane as i was running out of time. Am i doing something wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atgcab 2 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 It depends very much on the load and on the weather conditions, not only winds, but specially temperature. The ATR 72 is known for having a "bad" performance in hot conditions. The climb rates are, of course, very low compared to a turbofan. I have made a post a while ago about this topic, where I pasted an interesting description of the normal take off and climb made by a real ATR captain I once asked about this same "issue". His conclusion was that the climb rates where accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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