On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:54:18 -0400, "Mortimer Schnerd, RN"
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com wrote:

It seems to me that the thing to do with trying to get down rapidly is drop the
gear and the flaps, no power and the prop set full forward for maximum drag (or
at least to max rpm but not over redline), then dump the nose at the maximum
gear extended speed or top of the white, whichever is the lower of the speeds.

Flaps down? Emergency descent procedure in a Malibu is to chop the
throttle, prop full forward, pop the speed breaks (if equipped), drop
the gear below 165, then go down at max gear extend (up to 195
depending on how rough it is). Top of the white arc is 116. Wouldn't
you get a significantly greater descent rate at near Vne than top of
the white arc?