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Old January 11th 06, 04:59 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Lancaster California: Another Fatal Cirrus Crashof

In article om,
"cpu" wrote:

When I was given a demo flight by Cirrus, I checked their glide ratio
is...VERY IMPRESSIVE (9:1)....however, here is the catch: the best
glide speed is at 110kt.


No, that's the normal climb speed. Best glide is 88 KIAS.

rg