An air traffic controller is told by a pilot that she wants to land. She is currently at 40,000ft and wants to know what angle of descent to take. The air traffic controller can see on the radar that her plane is 100,000ft away from the runway. What angle of descent should the pilot take to land? 100, 000 ft 40,000 ft

An air traffic controller is told by a pilot that she wants to land. She is currently at 40,000ft and wants to know what angle of descent to take. The air traffic controller can see on the radar that her plane is 100,000ft away from the runway. What angle of descent should the pilot take to land? 100, 000 ft 40,000 ft

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An air traffic controller is told by a pilot that she wants to land. She is currently at 40,000ft and wants to know what angle of descent to take. The
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100, 000 ft
40,000 ft

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