Practice Engine-Out Landings

Paul kgyy wrote:
I just did a bunch of these with my recent BFR on the Arrow - like a
brick.

A friend of mine did all his training in Pipers. I took him up once in my Cessna
150 and he was amazed at the distance we could glide.

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.

Paul kgyy wrote:
I just did a bunch of these with my recent BFR on the Arrow - like a
brick.

At best glide speed, the Arrow-- a clean airplane with the gear up--
has a very good glide ratio.

A friend of mine did all his training in Pipers. I took him up once in my Cessna
150 and he was amazed at the distance we could glide.

George Patterson

I can think of no reason a 150 would glide farther, from a given
altitude, than an Arrow.

Glide ratio is equal to lift divided by drag. Are you trying to say a
150 has a better L/D ratio than an Arrow? What evidence can you
offer?

vince norris

vincent p. norris wrote:

I can think of no reason a 150 would glide farther, from a given
altitude, than an Arrow.

How 'bout a Hershey-bar Cherokee?

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.

vincent p. norris wrote:

I can think of no reason a 150 would glide farther, from a given
altitude, than an Arrow.

How 'bout a Hershey-bar Cherokee?

George Patterson

Well, the post said the Arrow glud like a rock; that's what I was
responding to. A Cherokee, with the gear hanging down, would
obvioiusly not do so well.

But I recall reading somewhere it gets around 8 to 1.

I would not bet more than a dime on the outcome of a Cherokee vs. 150
glide contest.

vince norris

vincent p. norris wrote:

Paul kgyy wrote:

I just did a bunch of these with my recent BFR on the Arrow - like a
brick.


At best glide speed, the Arrow-- a clean airplane with the gear up--
has a very good glide ratio.

Unless it has a three-blade prop.


Matt