| 31. | "The rate of descent of the economy has been staggering, " said Stephen Roach, the firm's chief economist.
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| 32. | Pilots familiar with the craft said a normal rate of descent is 500 to 700 feet per minute.
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| 33. | "My flaps are set, the rate of descent is fine, " he said, running through a mental checklist.
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| 34. | Cause of crash was pilot losing control due to high vertical rate of descent causing vortex ring state.
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| 35. | The pilot of the second Osprey followed a similar pattern, but at an even faster rate of descent.
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| 36. | As the throttles were closed, the starboard wing dropped and the rate of descent of the aircraft increased.
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| 37. | Next week " the rate of descent in interest rates may slow, but it won't reverse, " he said.
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| 38. | Pilots familiar with Kennedy's Piper Saratoga II HP said that was a normal, if somewhat rapid, rate of descent.
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| 39. | This can happen in circumstances combining a rapid rate of descent, low forward airspeed and a nearly vertical descent.
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| 40. | The piston is a 10cm thick block of rubber with a bleeder valve to adjust the rate of descent.
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