In article . com,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

The SX-300 has a great glide ratio -- considerably more than that
barndoor Piper! It just gets its best glide around 120 kt.

When I flew with Harry he pointed out a point on the ground that I
thought was quite close, and told me that if we lost the engine we
would NOT be able to make it to that point.

Those sleek, itty-bitty wings sure don't look like they'd carry you far
without power!


If you keep it clean, the L/D is a lot better than the Piper, but at a
cost of rather high speed (hence, a fairly high sink rate).

Dirty, it drops like a rock (a bit like my Rocket when dirty).

The secret of good glide ratio is to keep it clean, with the prop all
the way back, and drop gear and flaps only after the field is made.