roger cullum a crit :
> i seem to recall seeing approx 500ft /min rate of descent at 75 knots
> best glide speed clean when i was doing my conversion training with
> prop at idle which equates to approx 15:1 in trigear G-OGAN ,bit
> better than the cessna i fly at the
> moment.
>
Roger,
You mean A LOT better than a Cessna ;-)
Most light airplanes I'm aware of are more in the 750-1000 ft/min range.
15:1 finesse seems a remarkable value indeed. Was it a motorglider
version, or was the ship lightly loaded ? Or the idle setup very high ?
Best regards,
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Gilles
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