Fri, Apr 18 2008, 6:58:33 am PDT
Speed to Fly illustrated and animated
STF
For sailplanes, but it works for us also
http://home.att.net/~jdburch/polar.htm
After eighteen years administering FAA practical tests, I have concluded that a lot of glider pilots and flight instructors are not entirely comfortable with the relationship between performance airspeeds and polar curves. If graphs look like way too much math for you, maybe the following explanation will help.
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Link to this article: http://OzReport.com/1208527113
