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MSL vs. AGL (Again)
Oh boy...this sounds serious. Why is the altimeter involved in the landing in any way in the pattern? -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) - "Transponders in Sailplanes - Feb/2010" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarmhttp://tinyurl.com/yb3xywl AGREED!, today on a rough thermal tow day with thermal induced turbulance and slack lines on tow, and after my student had a great "learn to center the thermal and climb" day, just sitting quiet in the back seat and let him learn by doing, toughest thing an instructor has to do. Then some review of all the stalls down to pattern and landing. On the second tow, just as we reached 2K AGL, on an MSL set altimeter, I took control of the glider on tow and gave him two suction cups to cover the altimeter and airspeed. As soon as they were set, I pulled the release, turned off tow and "Your airplane". He tripped into a thermal and climbed, and then I said, let's go home. Determining pattern altitude entry based on what it looks like, controlling airspeed by pitch reference to the horizon and sound of the wind over the canopy. An excellent pattern and landing. He is ready to solo. T |
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