Finish Gate Accident no. 2

As a pilot who practices high speed low finishes, I
think that attention needs to be drawn to the fact
that 85knots is simply not fast enough when finishing
at 50 ft. At that speed, the height gained from a pull
is not going to be enough to complete a safe circuit.

I would agree that this low energy low finish was
possibly as a result of dehydration.

Justin

Obviously there are variables, but the rule-of-thumb I use for trading speed
for altitude is 1 knot = 9 feet. One should try this at altitude first, of
course.

As Justin said, 85 knots wouldn't buy you much assuming you stop the climb
at 50 - - and I prefer 60.

bumper

"Justin Craig" wrote in message
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As a pilot who practices high speed low finishes, I
think that attention needs to be drawn to the fact
that 85knots is simply not fast enough when finishing
at 50 ft. At that speed, the height gained from a pull
is not going to be enough to complete a safe circuit.

I would agree that this low energy low finish was
possibly as a result of dehydration.

Justin

That's exactly the problem, Justin. The dehydrated
mind doesn't pick up on the fact that speed is bleeding
off, too much, before arriving at the finish line.
A properly functioning mind will see what's happening
and opt for a rolling finish.

Oops, Typos.........make 1986, not 1086 and pre GPS,
not per GPS
At 15:00 26 March 2005, Justin Craig wrote:
As a pilot who practices high speed low finishes, I
think that attention needs to be drawn to the fact
that 85knots is simply not fast enough when finishing
at 50 ft. At that speed, the height gained from a pull
is not going to be enough to complete a safe circuit.

I would agree that this low energy low finish was
possibly as a result of dehydration.

Justin