That's wrong, too. Flying at minimum sink will get you the longest time in
the air-like you'd want if you had a tailwind and needed the distance.
Minimum sink is slower than best glide.

mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Doe"
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.piloting
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 4:02 AM
Subject: How to tell my instructor to increase glidespeed with headwind?



Yes, the greatest *distance* - if you *need* it. Otherwise, I think
he's right - fly at 65kts, and you get the longest time in the air
(something you're short of usually, when the fan dies).

But yep, you're right, *if* you need to get the distance to make the
field.

--
Duncan