A Motoglider 'Landing Fumes'

On Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 3:59:40 AM UTC-8, waremark wrote:
This guys first call says he is 35 miles and 12 minutes out. I haven't heard of a motorglider which can do that speed whether day or night. It isn't a motorglider.

There is so much wrong with this it is embarrassing. It is a PR fail for the FAA who should realize these reports need enough clear information to be credible, this one just comes off as bull****. Turning the opportunity for positive PR and education into making the FAA look silly.

Silly only to pilots though......especially glider pilots..........

Yeah, speed is a bit high for a glider going for max L/D.
Could be doable in a real motorglider, depending on height AGL.

Reminds me of a story early in the U2 history. Pilot calls in from near Greenland(?) saying he had a flameout. Controllers start looking for rescue nearby. Pilot requests 70K MSL, controller states, "go for it"......pilot comes back with, "descending from 100K to 70k MSL.

Pilot made it back to land.

Specifics are foggy, but something like that........long time ago........

On Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 3:27:33 PM UTC-6, Charlie M. (UH & 002
Yeah, speed is a bit high for a glider going for max L/D.
Could be doable in a real motorglider, depending on height AGL.

Uh, 35 miles, 12 minutes, 175 MPH. Only "motorglider" I can think of that could come close to that is the Arcus Jet.

I did wonder about the Arcus Jet, but I thought that would be over the VNE. As owner of an Arcus M I would love to know more about the jet. How much fuel does it carry, where, etc

On Monday, December 11, 2017 at 2:08:09 AM UTC+3, Steve Leonard wrote:
On Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 3:27:33 PM UTC-6, Charlie M. (UH & 002
Yeah, speed is a bit high for a glider going for max L/D.
Could be doable in a real motorglider, depending on height AGL.

Uh, 35 miles, 12 minutes, 175 MPH. Only "motorglider" I can think of that could come close to that is the Arcus Jet.

If it's statute miles then that's 152 knots and only a little over the sea level 146 knots 270 km/h Vne of a Stemme. TAS at altitude, maybe doable.

If it's 35 nautical miles as normally used by DME .. forget it.