The weather turned nice here today with clearing skies, calm winds, and warm temps. So I went flying. Don't tell my wife. Okay, go ahead; she already knows.
As I like to try new things and learn more about my baby (27 months mine) today's flight was to see first-hand how far I could glide in a power out situation. And boy was I surprised!
I've always been told and used 10-1 for a glide ratio calculation so anytime I'm cruising I figure I can glide about 1.6 nm for every 1,000' AGL in c