In article xJTye.138628$xm3.92446@attbi_s21,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

I just did a bunch of these with my recent BFR on the Arrow - like a
brick. The only positive thing you can say about these glide
characteristics is that it makes it easy to avoid wake turbulence by
staying well above a normal glidepath.

The really amazing thing is that many other planes have *worse* glide
characteristics than our Cherokees.

I've got a friend with a Swearingen SX-300, which is basically a rocket,
with stubby little wings. He says when you chop the throttle you are
landing NOW, coming down at something like 3000 fpm.

Another friend just finished building his Glasair III, and he says his isn't
much better. That's the price you pay for all that speed, I guess.


I have landed a friend's SX-300 from the overhead also. Glide is about
100 kt, but you have complete control over the plane -- it does roll out
for awhile, though.

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