I think Shannon passed up two airports nearby to go to Dane
County
The actual number of airports that were closer to the location of the
engine failure than the chosen destination airport was in the double digits,
not just two.
The reason I brought up Shannon's accident was
not to say anything unkind , but to say, that is what made me start thinking
about glide rations with feathering and non feathering
propellers.
The glide
performance gain with the feathering prop is significant enough to warrant
serious consideration over a non feathering prop. This performance gain
increases your options.
Shannon, obviously, would have been better
served to pick a different airport. However, if he had had a feathering
prop, the selected airport would have been within the range of the airplane,
and, I believe, the outcome would have been
happy.
Though the cost is
slightly higher, I say again, a feathering prop is inexpensive
insurance!
Lynn
Farnsworth
Super Legacy #235
(flying)
TSIO-550
Race
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