Fly a controlled stabilized approach, as directed by the POH, normally best
L/d +1/2 the wind speed (up to a reasonable speed of course), less than 1/2
For the G103, the baseline speed is 52 knots for the pattern. This is lower
than best L/D, but a fair trade off between glide angle and energy. Though, in
my club, they threw out the POH and mandate 57 as the baseline speed. Go
figure.
Jim Vincent
CFIG
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