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Old 7th Mar 2012, 13:31
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I have found through reading lots of POH's and also through aircraft I've flown, that there is a close correlation between best climb and best glide speed for any given configuration.

This means that in my A/C, if I know no different, I'll always pick 55kts with flap and 62kts without flap to achieve best glide should the donkey quit.

I suspect that the correlation is a common one. Perhaps Pilot DAR or Genghis can verify/bust this?
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