"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
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It is still knots faster than he should have been to make
the turn.

Probably. But even at that airspeed (112 mph), if they'd turned with a
60-degree bank, they'd have had room to spare even if the crosswind
component had been as high as 30 knots (the turn diameter would have been
975', and the turn would have taken 10 seconds, adding 500' of drift; the
river is 2000' wide).

--Gary

The true airspeed is what controls the radius,
along with the bank angle. He had a quartering headwind and
the turn was such that it was a nearly direct tailwind.
Being aware of the required turn and the speed and wind
[which should have been on display in the glass panel] both
pilots screwed up IMHO.


"Newps" wrote in message
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| Jim Macklin wrote:
| The point is that turn radius is directly related to
speed.
| It is possible to fly a 300 King Air at a slower speed
than
| Lidle was flying his SR20
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| The reports say his ground speed was 112 mph. That's
Cessna 150 territory.