On 2006-09-26, Roger (K8RI) wrote:
You might try the reverse order too. Look at best glide speed. In
calm air the best glide speed gives you the most distance per time
unit, but traveling either faster or slower will cause you to lose
altitude faster.

Not quite - minimum sink (the speed at which you'll lose altitude at the
lowest rate) is slower than best glide.

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