Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot) wrote on 3/6/2019 12:47 PM:
When I see pilots in a general SEL doing a huge pattern to an uncontrolled airport ( like where I fly, Middletown, NY 06N), a 2-33 wouldn't make a good landing if the GA lost an engine......Sigh.

I've heard this and similar comments over the years, and I used to think I
understood it, but now I realize the SEL has likely flown of reach of an airport
for most of it's flight (which could be anywhere from 6 minutes to 6 hours), so
what's another minute or two of being out of reach?

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1
- "Transponders in Sailplanes - Dec 2014a" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarm

http://soaringsafety.org/prevention/...anes-2014A.pdf