cruise vs. climb article location

[SAM AND LEIGH ZIMMERMAN]

I am looking for an article from several years ago that discussed the
relative importance of climb rate as compared to speed to fly between
thermals. This was a fairly detailed comparison of percentage impact on net
speed, emphasizing that 5-10mph cruise errors was far less important than
selection and optimal use of best thermals. If anyone remembers where this
article is , I would appreciate your helping me find it. Thanks, SZ

[Frank Whiteley]

On Mar 14, 10:02 am, "SAM AND LEIGH ZIMMERMAN" >
wrote:
> I am looking for an article from several years ago that discussed the
> relative importance of climb rate as compared to speed to fly between
> thermals. This was a fairly detailed comparison of percentage impact on net
> speed, emphasizing that 5-10mph cruise errors was far less important than
> selection and optimal use of best thermals. If anyone remembers where this
> article is , I would appreciate your helping me find it. Thanks, SZ

Maybe in the Soaring Symposia?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=soaring+symposia

Frank

[Shawn[_3_]]

SAM AND LEIGH ZIMMERMAN wrote:
> I am looking for an article from several years ago that discussed the
> relative importance of climb rate as compared to speed to fly between
> thermals. This was a fairly detailed comparison of percentage impact on net
> speed, emphasizing that 5-10mph cruise errors was far less important than
> selection and optimal use of best thermals. If anyone remembers where this
> article is , I would appreciate your helping me find it. Thanks, SZ
>
>
Try this:
http://faculty.chicagogsb.edu/john.cochrane/research/Papers/newmcred.pdf
and:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~arjanvd/flyingfaster.pdf

Shawn

[J. Nieuwenhuize]

Just calculating the cruise speed in Excel will help as well with the
help of the polar. This shows that flying 10% faster or slower will
decrease max cruise (with a modern 15-meter class glider) with less
than a percent disadvantage...

[Peter[_4_]]

I second Shawn! John Cochrane's "Just a little faster please" article is
well written, condensed and excellent information
PeterK
http://www.xs4all.nl/~arjanvd/flyingfaster.pdf

"Shawn" > wrote in message
. ..
> SAM AND LEIGH ZIMMERMAN wrote:
>> I am looking for an article from several years ago that discussed the
>> relative importance of climb rate as compared to speed to fly between
>> thermals. This was a fairly detailed comparison of percentage impact on
>> net speed, emphasizing that 5-10mph cruise errors was far less important
>> than selection and optimal use of best thermals. If anyone remembers
>> where this article is , I would appreciate your helping me find it.
>> Thanks, SZ
> Try this:
> http://faculty.chicagogsb.edu/john.cochrane/research/Papers/newmcred.pdf
> and:
> http://www.xs4all.nl/~arjanvd/flyingfaster.pdf
>
> Shawn

[SAM 303a]

I think what you're looking for is part 2 of John Cochrane's article "Just a
Little Faster, Please" located at
http://faculty.chicagogsb.edu/john.cochrane/research/Papers/#maccready


"Frank Whiteley" > wrote in message
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> On Mar 14, 10:02 am, "SAM AND LEIGH ZIMMERMAN" >
> wrote:
>> I am looking for an article from several years ago that discussed the
>> relative importance of climb rate as compared to speed to fly between
>> thermals. This was a fairly detailed comparison of percentage impact on
>> net
>> speed, emphasizing that 5-10mph cruise errors was far less important than
>> selection and optimal use of best thermals. If anyone remembers where
>> this
>> article is , I would appreciate your helping me find it. Thanks, SZ
>
> Maybe in the Soaring Symposia?
>
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=soaring+symposia
>
> Frank
>