"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
...
Yes, also, reported that they were in the middle of the
river, not near the upwind shore.

Was their path recorded with enough precision to make that determination?

--Gary

"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
. ..
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| ...
| 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
| . ..
| |
| |
| | 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
| |
| |
| |
| | The reports say his ground speed was 112 mph. That's
| Cessna 150 territory.
|
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