Return-Path: Received: from [65.33.165.45] (account ) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.0b4) with HTTP id 1622133 for ; Mon, 08 Jul 2002 20:30:23 -0400 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Best Glide Speed To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro Web Mailer v.4.0b4 Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2002 20:30:23 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <002401c2268c$d431b6e0$8200a8c0@accesscomm.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for "JJ JOHNSON" : I'm not sure if the FAA training curiculum has this but up here in Canada we get taught to find flight for endurance and flight for range speeds right in the a/c. Now its been 6 yrs since I did those training flights and they were in the first 10 hrs of flight training. However, first chance I get I'll open my books and let you know how its done. The basics of it were to reduce 100 RPM's and see the result.. I think when the speed drops started to increase... ie the first 1000 Rpm's each 100 Rpm showed 5mph decrease.. but after the frist 1000 that started to increase ie.. 7mph drops.. anyway.. the net result was to increase the Rpm back up that 100 rpm... and that was your endurance speed.. or something of the sort.. I'll have to check my book. Now this is testing for endurance.. and I believe that your best endurance speed.. [ best lift/drag speed] will be the same speed used to get your best glide speed.. for a good rule of thumb.. best rate of climb speed.. is best glide rate speed as well. Jarrett Johnson 325/320 50%