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Old 26th April 2008, 07:44 PM   #37 (permalink)
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Default Lancair crash at SnF

On Apr 27, 11:23 am, Michael Ash <m...@mikeash.com> wrote:

>
> My personal decision height for the analogous glider launch emergency is
> *usually* a shade under 200 feet. Conditions, performance, obstacles, and
> landing opportunities ahead can all modify this value.


What's your glide ratio? If it were 40:1 would that equate to 800' in
a 10:1 Cessna?

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