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Old 3rd Jun 2016, 22:07
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Gertrude the Wombat
 
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Originally Posted by Step Turn
When I train in a 180 series amphibian, the glide approach speed will be 80 KIAS until the landing surface is "made". I imagine I'd fly a 172 amphib similarly.
Not the ones I was flying a couple of weeks ago - they struggled slightly to cruise at anything much more than 75!
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