REFLECTOR: Odyssey Battery

[lawrence epstein]

I meant if in IMC.


>From: "lawrence epstein" <ljepstein at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
>To: reflector at tvbf.org
>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Odyssey Battery
>Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 16:58:53 +0000
>
>As someone who flies IFR regularly, I would consider an alternator failure
>an emergency and likely declare  it so and land at the first REASONABLE
>opportunity. That having been said, the more juice in the battery means 
>more
>time with all the goodies that make that flying reasonably safe, 
>functioning
>normally and therefore the more "reasonable" landing opportunites you will
>have. I would not pass over an airport (with emergency facilities if
>necessary) that had a precision approach and was above minimums or the
>opportunity to get to VFR conditons, but as said earlier, those conditions
>may be quite a distance away.
>
>Larry E.
>
> >From: "Tony Babb" <tonybabb at alejandra.net>
> >Reply-To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> >To: "'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> >Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Odyssey Battery
> >Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 05:32:30 -0700
> >
> >This is a good discussion and one I've been pondering. I like Bob 
>Nuckolls
> >idea of having more electrons available in the battery than fuel in the
> >tanks, it leaves you with the most options. When you're out of gas you're
> >definitely going to have to land somewhere soon, but...I'm not sure I'd
> >make
> >the conscious decision to carry on to my planned destination on battery
> >power alone and possibly passing potential landing sites along the way, I
> >think I'd look to land at the first available airport to find and fix
> >whatever has broken. Am I being too conservative here? Just asking for a
> >sanity check, no criticism intended for others who might make a different
> >decision.
> >
> >Tony
> >
>
>
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