X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 00:53:44 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nschwmtas05p.mx.bigpond.com ([61.9.189.149] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2930276 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 20 May 2008 09:04:26 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=61.9.189.149; envelope-from=malannx@bigpond.com Received: from nschwotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com ([138.217.106.47]) by nschwmtas05p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20080520130328.CBZE15832.nschwmtas05p.mx.bigpond.com@nschwotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com> for ; Tue, 20 May 2008 13:03:28 +0000 Received: from OwnerPC ([138.217.106.47]) by nschwotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com with SMTP id <20080520130327.VTIA1861.nschwotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com@OwnerPC> for ; Tue, 20 May 2008 13:03:27 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: From: "Malcolm Ferguson" X-Original-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Turn back to the Airport after engine failure X-Original-Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 23:02:58 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16480 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16545 X-RPD-ScanID: Class unknown; VirusThreatLevel unknown, RefID str=0001.0A150205.4832CC1F.00A2,ss=1,fgs=0 Not being a Lancair pilot, but no one seems to have mentioned a return to the runway can require almost a 360 degrees of turning depending on how far you are out, ie. almost 270 one way then a 90 the other to line up with the runway. Try nosing over below your required glide speed and see how much height and time is required to regain it. If low: "Land ahead to the hospital, turn back to the grave yard" Malcolm