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Old April 25th 08, 12:43 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
Bertie the Bunyip[_25_]
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Default Lancair crash at SnF

Stefan wrote in news:9f9a3$481106d6$54487369
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WingFlaps schrieb:

(the stall is now damn close -better
hope there's no significant wind)

...
Now we add in the energy losses from having to
accelerate with the wind and to glide speed.


Arrrgh! Not the old "turn into downwind" legend again! Better work out
your understanding of physics before publicly reasoning about turns.

There is nearly always somewhere flat to put the plane


The operative word in this sentence is "nearly".



so you've done this, have you?


Bertie