Robert, > ANy pilot that pegs the nose on the horizon in such a situation is > unsafe and possibly very badly trained.
The statement "pegs nose on horizon" doesn't mean that the pilot holds the glider nose high, it was short hand for saying that the pilot identifies the point at which the horizon crosses the canopy / nose of the aircraft and uses it to maintain a steady attitude through the turn. This normally results in a steady speed, but... in the scenario where the glider has momentum left over from the tow the pilot starts with an attitude that is too high and therefore the airspeed decays through the turn. I.E my post was simply supporting Mikes statement that "Attitude is only good in steady state flight"! Now Robert as for your suggestion to keep the discussion reasonable.... But seeing as you flew off the handle in regards to this post I don't see any point in persisting. rgds Pete -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
