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Update: Whatu has developed an offline/standalone calculator. You can download it here: RODv1 (54.55 kB).This version is specially useful when no Internet connection is available. Thanks Whatu for sharing.

Have you ever faced the following situation while flying in Flight Simulator?

I am 7nm from the airport at 3000ft. What descent rate ft/min should I use to get to the airport?

I have faced this situation many times, specially when executing non precision approaches. Decided to do some math and created a Descent Rate Calculator. 

Welcome to my upgraded website! It has gone through the process of upgrading the core from Joomla 1.0 to Joomla 1.5 and the usage of a new template. Also the website has been moved to another server.

The majority of the information has been upgraded and transferred successfully. However there are still some loose strings most of them related to custom code. I have already received feeback regarding the header picture :D. A person that I value her opinions a lot, think it looks narcist...ok, ok, in no way acknowledging I'm a narcist person,  expect a header change in the upcoming days. ;)

After more than one month without flying, on Sunday, December 6th, 2009 returned to the yoke. This time brought Correy Shelly with me for a short ride from Isla Grande to Arecibo and back to Isla Grande.

My name is Eric M. Guzman-Colon. Born 1972 in Aibonito, Puerto Rico. My Parents are Mr. Victor M. Guzman (Salesman) and Mrs. Carmen A. Colon (Teacher). I have a sister Carmen L. Guzman (SSA Case Analyst). "Coca" (as we call her) has two daughters: Ana G. Herrero and Ines del C. Herrero.  

I attended the following schools: Sucesión Torres (elementary), Bonfacio Sánchez (intermediate) and Dr. José N. Gándara (High School). I also attended the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (Colegio) where I earned a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1996. Currently I am living in San Juan, PR in a Walk-Up complex called Caminos Verdes. I work for Alcatel-Lucent as an Radio Frequency Engineer delivering Radio Frequency Design and Optimization services to several Wireless Service Providers in the Caribbean.

My hobbies includes Amateur Radio and Computers. I earned the highest Amateur Radio License the FCC grants in 1992. My FCC license is NP3A. I am a morse code enthusiast and I can't find something more exciting than Radiosporting or contesting. Being a PC Gamer, I enjoy playing Americas Army (1st person shooter) and Microsoft Flight Simulator in VATSIM.