On 9 Apr, Mike Borgelt wrote: > At 10:47 AM 9/04/02 +1000, you wrote: >>A well trained glider pilot knows that you will not long maintain 60kts >>with the nose on or above the horizon. In the regimen I am suggesting, >>the pilot would be well aware of the correct approach speed attitude >>(the right one to choose at 350' after a cable break)... > > > After a pitch down right after a cable break the attitude can be OK and the > same as for a normal approach but the airspeed can be too low to sustain 1 > g flight let alone say 1.4 g for a turn. Roll and pull into the turn in > this situation and the glider will depart into a spin. > > I hope you really understand this.
Jeez Mike Please go and reread my message. My response was clearly to do with a cable break on aero-tow - where the speed is above the approach speed - you are talking about a cable creak on winch launch, where I have already conceded that you are correct - the ASI is needed. As a matter of interest, I have close to 1000 winch launches in my log book, about half of these as an instructor. If I did not understand what you were talking about, I don't think I (and probably one of my students) would be around right now... -- Robert Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] Strategic IT & open source consulting +61 (0)438 385 533 Brisbane, Australia http://www.interweft.com.au -- * 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.
