A disturbing statistic

I got the information second-hand from the President of
Cirrus Design via a conversation with Rudy Frasca.


"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
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| "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
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| "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.
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| |
| | "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.
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