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June 11th 20, 04:00 PM
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VNE vs altitude: glider specs vs rules of thumb
Flying a glider at or near Vne is pretty risky given that we fly most
often in turbulent air.* Besides, your rate of descent increases more rapidly the faster you go.* Better to do better final glide planning. My 2 cents... On 6/10/2020 6:51 PM, Mike N. wrote: So the S80 does have an alert for VNE.I assume at calculated TAS. So I'm looking to put in the VNE alert with a safety factor of 85 to 90% of POH specified VNE -- Dan, 5J 
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