X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:53:09 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-da05.mx.aol.com ([205.188.105.147] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0c1) with ESMTP id 5724608 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:48:13 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.105.147; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from mtaomg-mb05.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaomg-mb05.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.41.76]) by imr-da05.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q7MLlZha014857 for ; Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:47:35 -0400 Received: from core-mtd003a.r1000.mail.aol.com (core-mtd003.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.29.235.201]) by mtaomg-mb05.r1000.mx.aol.com (OMAG/Core Interface) with ESMTP id BF07EE000088 for ; Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:47:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <6f3a2.1b23bd21.3d66ad73@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:47:31 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [LML] doglegs:shorter than they look! vs GL water survival X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_6f3a2.1b23bd21.3d66ad73_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.6 sub 168 X-Originating-IP: [67.175.156.123] x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 1:2:488211072:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 2 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d294c503553763796 --part1_6f3a2.1b23bd21.3d66ad73_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yeah, the advantage of any Lancair........................ In a message dated 8/22/2012 1:25:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time, cwfmd@yahoo.com writes: (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=dog+leg) "bent like a dog's hind leg," 1703. Originally of a type of staircase. A quick flight planning exercise for the IV-P. I selected two worst case over water flights at FL200 around L Superior(DLH to YXZ) and L Michigan(OBK PMN). It only seems to add 5-7 minutes to the flight to avoid the "outside glide range" area. Just from a time efficiency standpoint(planning, gear, training, etc), this seems like a faster strategy. Same applies to ice or CBs. The plane is so fast, why not go around it and enjoy the scenery in VMC for an extra 10 minutes, instead of white knuckles? A divert to the right can also pick up a tailwind around the Low, and you can beat your counterpart who went thru the middle of it! If you have a flight planner that lets you do "rubber band" diverts around "dark stuff", it is always impressive how little distance the dogleg adds. That triangle distance looks a lot bigger than the straight line, but it really isn't, as a fraction of the total trip. --part1_6f3a2.1b23bd21.3d66ad73_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Yeah, the advantage of any Lancair........................

In a message dated 8/22/2012 1:25:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 cwfmd@yahoo.com writes:

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"bent like a dog's hind leg," 1703. Originall= y of a=20 type of staircase.=20

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A quick flight planning exercise for the IV-P.= I=20 selected two worst case over water flights at FL200 around L= =20 Superior(DLH to YXZ) and L Michigan(OBK PMN). It only seems to= add=20 5-7 minutes to the flight to avoid the "outside glide range" area. = Just=20 from a time efficiency standpoint(planning, gear, training, etc), t= his=20 seems like a faster strategy.=20

Same applies to ice or CBs. The plane is so fast, why not go a= round=20 it and enjoy the scenery in VMC for an extra 10 minutes, inste= ad of=20 white knuckles? A divert to the right can also pick up a tailwind a= round=20 the Low, and you can beat your counterpart who went thru the middle= of=20 it!

If you have a flight planner that lets you do "rubber band" di= verts=20 around "dark stuff", it is always impressive how little distance th= e=20 dogleg adds. That triangle distance looks a lot bigger than the str= aight=20 line, but it really isn't, as a fraction of the total trip.

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