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Hi guys,

I've had an interesting convo over the past few days with a friend, about which airport to glide to after an engine failure. He posed some really smart questions to me, mostly related to wind effects.

Anyway, he permitted me to credit him and use some of his drawings on my latest article. If you'd like to know more about wind effects and glide ratios and general engine out glide type stuff, have a look at this link and learn some goodies. It's all free!

Thanks again for the support!

Nate

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Generally, an engine-out 180 turn will take about 300-500 feet depending on technique, so if the plane was initially heading north, it would lose 600-800 feet.  That decreases range by about 1 mile if the glide ratio is 1.7 miles/1000 ft.  The downwind glide would add 1.7 miles of glide range, so it would be doable from 10,000 ft. 

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On August 13, 2017 at 6:26 PM, Buster1 said:

Hi guys,

I've had an interesting convo over the past few days with a friend, about which airport to glide to after an engine failure. He posed some really smart questions to me, mostly related to wind effects.

Anyway, he permitted me to credit him and use some of his drawings on my latest article. If you'd like to know more about wind effects and glide ratios and general engine out glide type stuff, have a look at this link and learn some goodies. It's all free!

Thanks again for the support!

Nate

My copy arrived yesterday, will read it this weekend.

Clarence

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