Hi Guys,After takeoff, what is generally the standard climb rate of the 700 with average load? If I use vertical speed, I usually set it to 2500, otherwise I have been using level change. Just curious.Thanks in advance,- John

John,You can't really talk about a standard climb rate. It depends on:- NG type- Thrust rating- Weight- Temperature- Altitude- Speedand I would guess some more parameters as well...But a normal initial climb after the second segment with a clean aircraft I would say between 2500 and 3500 ft/m. With a light -600 you could probably get 4500 as well. Just before top of climb it would usually be something like 500 to 1500 ft/m.A side note here. Don't use V/S on climb outs. You are vunerable to bleeding of too much energy if you are climbing to steep. And you might end up in a stall situation if you don't watch it. LVL CHG or VNAV would be my weapons of choice here.Hope it helps,

Yes do not use V/S for climbing out. Go LVL CH or maunally flight the puppy ;D. Best Wishes,[h4]Randy J. Smith[/h4]http://www.rawbw.com/~bdoolin/shinault/Animation1.gifCaution! Not a real pilot, but do play one on TV ;-)AMD 64 3200+ | NEC LCD 1980SXi 19" | ASUS KV8 DELUXE | GFORCE 5700 ULTRA @535/1000 | Maxtor 6Y080M0 SATA 80 GIG | 512 DDR 400 | Windows Xp Pro |