Finish Gate Accident no. 2

[Justin Craig]

As a pilot who practices high speed low finishes, I
think that attention needs to be drawn to the fact
that 85knots is simply not fast enough when finishing
at 50 ft. At that speed, the height gained from a pull
is not going to be enough to complete a safe circuit.

I would agree that this low energy low finish was
possibly as a result of dehydration.

Justin

[bumper]

Obviously there are variables, but the rule-of-thumb I use for trading speed
for altitude is 1 knot = 9 feet. One should try this at altitude first, of
course.

As Justin said, 85 knots wouldn't buy you much assuming you stop the climb
at 50 - - and I prefer 60.

bumper

"Justin Craig" > wrote in message
...
> As a pilot who practices high speed low finishes, I
> think that attention needs to be drawn to the fact
> that 85knots is simply not fast enough when finishing
> at 50 ft. At that speed, the height gained from a pull
> is not going to be enough to complete a safe circuit.
>
> I would agree that this low energy low finish was
> possibly as a result of dehydration.
>
> Justin
>
>

[John Sinclair]

That's exactly the problem, Justin. The dehydrated
mind doesn't pick up on the fact that speed is bleeding
off, too much, before arriving at the finish line.
A properly functioning mind will see what's happening
and opt for a rolling finish.

Oops, Typos.........make 1986, not 1086 and pre GPS,
not per GPS
At 15:00 26 March 2005, Justin Craig wrote:
>As a pilot who practices high speed low finishes, I
>think that attention needs to be drawn to the fact
>that 85knots is simply not fast enough when finishing
>at 50 ft. At that speed, the height gained from a pull
>is not going to be enough to complete a safe circuit.
>
>I would agree that this low energy low finish was
>possibly as a result of dehydration.
>
>Justin
>
>
>