The ATC requests from a helicopter Pilot to climb from a cruise altitude at 2000 ft to a higher cruise altitude at 6500 ft, due to air traffic. If the Pilot decides to climb with a constant Rate of Climb of 750 ft/min, how long will it take to reach at 6500 ft?
Rate of climb (ROC) is a vertical speed and represents the rate of increase of the vertical height per unit of time, usually expressed in feet per minute (ft/min):
1. The helicopter climbs from 2000 ft to 6500 ft, thus the height difference is: 6500 ft - 2000 ft = 4500 ft.
2. Therefore, the time required to climb is: Height difference / RoC = 4500 ft / 750 ft = 6 minutes.
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