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Old 20th Jul 2006, 17:58
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LOKE
 
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I alway used:

2nm/1000 @ high speed
2.5nm/1000 @ 250
3nm @ close to L/D

Of course weight had a substantial impact and naturally wind had to be considered.

Those #s worked well for me as long as you did a few how goes it checks along the way. 6000'/nm if you ant to equate it to glide ratio.

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