FireMedic_2009
Well Known Member
I went out flying yesterday and on the way back to my airport I decided to see what the glide distance is on my RV3. I used 90 kts as my glide speed. It came out to less than 2 nm per 1000 ft and that was with the engine at idle and with a 5-10 kts tail wind so with an engine out it would most likely be less than 1.5 nm per 1000 ft. 6 months ago I did an actual engine out to see if the prop would stop or windmill. It windmilled. Next time I go up I’ll do a better flight analysis and measure the distance in both directions and maybe do it with the engine out.
What are the rest of you getting for glide distance per 1000 ft?
What are the rest of you getting for glide distance per 1000 ft?