> "That math works out to a 60:1 glide ratio . . ."
Thanks to those who corrected my careless math. From 13K ASL an
optimistic glide ratio of 13:1 renders a ballpark range of 30 miles, not
150. Still, there's few places in the U.S. that 30 miles doesn't put one
within range of an airstrip or, at the very least, a straight stretch of
road.
It just occurred to me that climate change will negatively affect our
ability to glide as far as we once were able to. Sea level rise . . . .
Mike
KSEE
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