X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:22:15 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m24.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.5] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with ESMTP id 1546243 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:47:06 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.5; envelope-from=VTAILJEFF@aol.com Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-m24.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.cdc.27b2d4f (30738) for ; Wed, 8 Nov 2006 20:46:39 -0500 (EST) From: VTAILJEFF@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 20:46:39 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Lancair down in Georgia X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1163036799" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5031 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1163036799 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en In a message dated 11/8/2006 10:25:18 AM Central Standard Time, =20 rtitsworth@mindspring.com writes: It=E2=80=99s always sensitive to speculate without full data/insight. Howe= ver, one=20 might =E2=80=9Cguess=E2=80=9D that the initial rapid descent (dive) was to=20= get down to=20 high/normal pressure air, being the cabin would de-pressurize without bleed= air??? That's what the O2 mask is for. Doesn't do you a lot of good to have a=20 feathering prop if you give away all you altitude in an engine out situatio= n. Does=20 "best glide" ring a bell? This is what Shannon Knoepflin did, came screamin= g=20 out of altitude only to come up a mile short of the runway. I see this a lo= t=20 on private pilot checkrides.=20 =20 Jeff Edwards -------------------------------1163036799 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en
In a message dated 11/8/2006 10:25:18 AM Central Standard Time,=20 rtitsworth@mindspring.com writes:
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It=E2=80=99s al= ways sensitive=20 to speculate without full data/insight.  However, one might =E2=80= =9Cguess=E2=80=9D that=20 the initial rapid descent (dive) was to get down to high/normal pressure a= ir,=20 being the cabin would de-pressurize without bleed=20 air???

That's what the O2 ma= sk is for.=20 Doesn't do you a lot of good to have a feathering prop if you give away all=20= you=20 altitude in an engine out situation. Does "best glide" ring a bell? This is=20= what=20 Shannon Knoepflin did, came screaming out of altitude only to come up a= =20 mile short of the runway. I see this a lot on private pilot checkrides.=20
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