"Speed to fly"?

Am 17.01.10 21:36, schrieb Jim Logajan:
I'm afraid I still don't see anything in the sentence I quoted and what you
write above that are mutually exclusive in such a way as to indicate the
quoted sentence is "wrong."

Funny. If you don't understand the difference between the bottom and the
top of the next thermal, then I strongly suggest that you profit from
these cold days and read Reichmann's "cross country soaring" again.

seems sufficient to answer the OP's question. However, a Google
search for the term by the OP, if he had bothered to even try it,

Considering who was the OP, I strongly assume that he wasn't even
looking for an answer at all.

The FAA handbook's brief discussion seems adequate (IMVHO) for definitional
purposes.

How can a wrong definition be adequate?

What would you recommend as authoritative that defines the term to your
satisfaction?

The abovementioned Helmut Reichmann's "cross country soaring" would be a
perfect starter. (Since the book was written 1975 (translated to English
1978) you may consider it somewhat vintage, but on this side of the pond
it's still considered *the* standard, and as such it's regularily
reprinted.)

Stefan wrote:
Am 17.01.10 21:36, schrieb Jim Logajan:
What would you recommend as authoritative that defines the term to
your satisfaction?

The abovementioned Helmut Reichmann's "cross country soaring" would be
a perfect starter.

I may buy a copy. In the mean time, how does he define the term?

Am 18.01.10 22:00, schrieb Jim Logajan:

The abovementioned Helmut Reichmann's "cross country soaring" would be
a perfect starter.

I may buy a copy.

I strongly suggest it.

In the mean time, how does he define the term?

Ad hoc translation from the German book: "Speed to fly (in German
"Sollfahrt") is the speed that fits best your intention. Depending on
your situation it will be different." He then explains it over the next
30 pages.