Glide Performance Data
Taken at ~4k', Solo, 20gallons fuel. Prop stops at 68kts. Dove to 130kts and
would not resume wind milling again. Chart shows 74kts best glide. Any
slower and plane get too close to stall and I don't want to be there when going
off field. Moving prop lever made no change in performance. Not going fast
enough to allow the prop to go coarse. Made several landings with prop stopped
and only a 3 point was possible comfortably. Without the prop pulling I could
not easily plant her on the mains and keep her there. Best to 3 point the plane.
First attempt at landing dead stick required a restart and go around for being
too short. Hot start button on my stick made this easy. Each one after
that and I came very close to nailing the target. I feel I could now hit a spot
as a glider. I think Ill do this once a year to keep my skills up. Maybe more it
was kind of fun.