X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:44:26 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-bw0-f206.google.com ([209.85.218.206] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3848071 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:36:59 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.218.206; envelope-from=keith.smith@gmail.com Received: by bwz2 with SMTP id 2so1407717bwz.19 for ; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:36:22 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=WGPpwvXVojg3PY0xXmcxLJSs40W3lP8EpBjZgURyCFfaSUWEZNh0eiryjj6kt3xVMp 8lxefNUUEpJCkofhWeiYmOr8g2KGZUrhxJOr2k6Nvbb6BuUfb0k3b9wXcnpHsboWccEZ 9FZxfsPrv2YdLQXiEaELA8knJ0XBnoprkjv8w= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.102.165.24 with SMTP id n24mr1454115mue.47.1252787782221; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:36:22 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: X-Original-Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:36:22 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <705847490909121336r435bde2ehcea045549dcdd60f@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [LML] Glide Ratio for the Lancair IVP From: Keith Smith X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016364c71f7bd00b7047367628b --0016364c71f7bd00b7047367628b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 John, I say this only in case you haven't already considered it. Why not do a few test flights, practice engine out procedures, note your airspeed and corresponding rate of descent. Try it at a few different speeds. When you're safely back on the ground, determine the resulting glide ratios, and you'll have a good baseline for programming your avionics. Keith --0016364c71f7bd00b7047367628b Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable John,

I say this only in case you haven't already considered it.= =A0 Why not do a few test flights, practice engine out procedures, note you= r airspeed and corresponding rate of descent. Try it at a few different spe= eds. When you're safely back on the ground, determine the resulting gli= de ratios, and you'll have a good baseline for programming your avionic= s.

Keith
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