error_401
8th Nov 2017, 07:28
Lately I had a discussion with a friend about what happens when you fly in turbulence.
He said that he always flies at the indicated turbulence penetration speed.
IMHO and what I do is to fly maximum at the turbulence penetration speed or slower if altitude allows for a resonable speed between minimum operational and turbulence speeds.
I wanted to know if some of you from flight testing or engineering can support or refute my reasoning.
I think that it a very simple speed/mass issue. The slower i can fly in turbulence the less load I will put on my airframe and consequently my passengers. Is this reasoning correct?
My reason being that it represents an "envelope" limited by maximum speeds and minimum speeds. Therefore my comoft zone is rather in the middle than at the edge.
He said that he always flies at the indicated turbulence penetration speed.
IMHO and what I do is to fly maximum at the turbulence penetration speed or slower if altitude allows for a resonable speed between minimum operational and turbulence speeds.
I wanted to know if some of you from flight testing or engineering can support or refute my reasoning.
I think that it a very simple speed/mass issue. The slower i can fly in turbulence the less load I will put on my airframe and consequently my passengers. Is this reasoning correct?
My reason being that it represents an "envelope" limited by maximum speeds and minimum speeds. Therefore my comoft zone is rather in the middle than at the edge.