X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:45:06 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m21.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with ESMTP id 1547772 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:57:16 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.2; envelope-from=MikeEasley@aol.com Received: from MikeEasley@aol.com by imo-m21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.57e.7c43fbc (30737) for ; Thu, 9 Nov 2006 07:50:28 -0500 (EST) From: MikeEasley@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <57e.7c43fbc.32847e14@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 07:50:28 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Lancair down in Georgia X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1163076628" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5326 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1163076628 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jeff and the Gang, I spent quite a bit of time yesterday researching the Dalton scenario. There was solid overcast (at least as reported by automated stations) covering virtually all his gliding range. The ceiling at Dalton was 4,200. He was 3.5 miles from Dalton at 21,000 feet. So this really isn't about best glide or glide range. It's about making a dead stick letdown through an overcast layer, breaking out and getting properly set up for landing from about 4,000 AGL. That's certainly "doable", but challenging to say the least. The difference between a safe landing and something else is where the training comes in. Whether he was groggy from lack of O2, or he got disoriented in the clouds, or whether he just misjudged the glide, we'll probably never know for sure. Mike Easley Colorado Springs -------------------------------1163076628 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Jeff and the Gang,

I spent quite a bit of time yesterday researching the Dalton=20 scenario. There was solid overcast (at least as reported by automated=20 stations) covering virtually all his gliding range. The ceiling at Dal= ton=20 was 4,200. He was 3.5 miles from Dalton at 21,000 feet. So this=20 really isn't about best glide or glide range. It's about making a dead= =20 stick letdown through an overcast layer, breaking out and getting properly s= et=20 up for landing from about 4,000 AGL.

That's certainly "doable", but challenging to say the least. The=20 difference between a safe landing and something else is where the training c= omes=20 in. Whether he was groggy from lack of O2, or he got disoriented=20= in=20 the clouds, or whether he just misjudged the glide, we'll probably never kno= w=20 for sure.

Mike Easley

Colorado Springs

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