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Old June 11th 20, 04:00 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan Marotta
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Default VNE vs altitude: glider specs vs rules of thumb

Flying a glider at or near Vne is pretty risky given that we fly most
often in turbulent air.Â* Besides, your rate of descent increases more
rapidly the faster you go.Â* Better to do better final glide planning.

My 2 cents...

On 6/10/2020 6:51 PM, Mike N. wrote:
So the S80 does have an alert for VNE.I assume at calculated TAS.

So I'm looking to put in the VNE alert with a safety factor of 85 to 90% of POH specified VNE


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Dan, 5J