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Forum: Private Flying

23rd Feb 2021, 03:03

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Posted By Pilot DAR

Yes, which is why I referred to "applicable"....

Yes, which is why I referred to "applicable". Lighter planes are sometimes (for my experience testing them) even more susceptible to difficulty gliding safely from a Vx climb, so I consider the "more...

Forum: Private Flying

22nd Feb 2021, 15:00

Replies: 22

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Posted By Pilot DAR

I agree that some types have a best glide speed,...

I agree that some types have a best glide speed, and a Vx very close to each other, and that sounds happily safe. (Like having Vmca ans stall speed very close in a twin). I also know that pilots with...

Forum: Private Flying

21st Feb 2021, 13:20

Replies: 22

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Posted By Pilot DAR

For my experience, in GA planes, at aerodromes...

For my experience, in GA planes, at aerodromes where obstacle clearance could be a factor, there is rarely authoritative information about the dimensions. For aerodromes/airports which do publish...

Forum: Private Flying

21st Feb 2021, 03:22

Replies: 22

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Posted By Pilot DAR

Sure, the plane is capable of climbing away at...

Sure, the plane is capable of climbing away at Vx, and that is a required pilot skill. But the part of the training which is (and nearly always has been) missing is that a low altitude engine failure...

Forum: Private Flying

20th Feb 2021, 12:39

Replies: 22

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Posted By Pilot DAR

Answering this question: as asked: ...

Answering this question:

as asked:

If it mean that you're asking if you should climb to 50 feet when there is no obstacle to clear, I would reply certainly not, if doing so means an initial...

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