On Thursday, January 24, 2013 11:18:26 AM UTC-8, WB wrote:
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"kirk.stant" wrote:





Precisely. 70 degrees is about 3 Gs, would give you a turn diameter of a

little less than 200 ft (!) at 55 knots. But I doubt many pilots actually

practice constant 70 degree banked turns, it's not as easy as it looks. Hard

enough to get a lot of pilots to bank over 30 degrees - grrrr!



It sure is fun to rack it up when you find the right thermal - the harder you

pull, the faster you go up! Do it with someone you know across the thermal

and it gets really interesting...



Kirk

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Have had pretty much that experience a few times. Banked very steeply,

pulling hard, watching the guy across the thermal nearly through the top

of my canopy. After a bit, it seems like the gliders are stationary and

the world becomes a blurred, whirling cylinder.



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Since this thread drifted into discussion about bank angels, I'll add my 2 cents - next time you feel you are banking steeply, look at the screws in your panel and compare to the horizon. It will tell you if you are banking more or less than 45 degrees.

Ramy