REFLECTOR: glide ratio

[Scott Derrick]

Not to be cheeky, but have always wondered about those "scheduled" off 
field landings vs the "unscheduled" ones! :-)

Kirk Aragon wrote:
> 
> I had an unscheduled off-field landing in my 1996 SERG last year and 
> have first hand  experience at guessing the glide ratio :-). I lost the 
> engine at 1700 AGL and glided at 100KIAS about 1.25 miles with a 20 knot 
> headwind. My constant speed prop was in climb pitch (it felt like a barn 
> door hanging out in the wind). Not sure if this helps.
> 
> Kirk Aragon
> N360TV
> 
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>     From: rream at satx.rr.com
>     To: reflector at tvbf.org
>     Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 22:03:50 -0600
>     Subject: REFLECTOR: glide ratio
> 
>     Does anybody have any realistic idea of what the glide ratio of the
>     Velocity at gross weight is?
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