Question and Answers

[asra]

It has been a while since I posted any of this stuff. If your game have a go at answering them below. If not, have a think about each scenario, and how you would react.1. Your flying into a 20kt headwind , and you have engine failure :. How does this headwind impact on your selection of landing site and approach speed.2. Your joining midfield, crosswind, low level and a high water temperature light comes on . What action would you take in relation to the circuit and radio calls.3. What emergency gear would you carry for a local 30 minute flight.4. In zero wind conditions, how far can you glide from 1000 foot AGL. How long does it take to glide to the ground.Ross B

[birdy]

1;First thing thatd go throo my mind would be, "good thing im flyn into it".2;Sudden high water temps in rotax 4bangers are not much of an emergency, coz youv got bout 3-4 mins before you gota kill it. And id be waistn me time calln out, coz noones guna hear me. 3;Nuff baccy.4;duno, bout 10 times furter than normal i gess.

[adrian_clince]

(1) wouldnt be to much of an issue, airspeed will be up and landing, shouldnt be any hassel(2) high water temp , i would see whos in the curcuit makes the calls, as needed explain your "emergency" landing if required or short curcuit throttle back if havent dont already and come on in(3) always carry a mobile phone, and try to land next to a house if trouble comes my way , depends on the location(4) 1000 feet thats pretty high, ummm glide ratio, i think its 1:3 , got me thinking on that but its not bad ratio, it would take 1-2mins. thats a thinker

[eigyro]

1. Glide distance over the ground will be shorter, and would go for a slightly higher glide speed to allow for wind gradient. 2. Keep the circuit as tight and low-power as possible. Calls dependent on traffic and amount of chaos resulting. 3. Phone. 4. In my VW-Bensen, 3000ft and just over 1 minute. 850 ft/min descent rate.

[Disco]

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[Ken Watson]

1. Depends if you are the kind of person who panics or is as cool as a cucumber!

[asra]

My Thoughts1. Increase your speed on final to allow for wind shear. With a 20 knot headwind in a 40 knot gyro, %75 of your landing sites are behind you.2 Most is covered3. Been caught out on of these myself. Water, good shoes, hat, phone, first aid kit.4.The point of this question is to get a feel for how fast it will all happen. Most gyros drop at approx 1000fpm.Gliding as another thing, so with a glide ration of 4:1, you will cover approx 1.2kms for every 1000 foot of altitude.The most important thing to remember if your flying low, say at 100 foot, if you have engine failure it"s all over in less than 6 seconds, so have a plan and be ready to make some fast decisions.Ross B

[asra]

I"m not at the stage of doing distance from home...but doesn"t anyone carry EPIRB"s on these longer distance flights?Water, Hat, First Aid Kits....christ where do ya put this stuff?

[GraemeMonro]

I"m not at the stage of doing distance from home...but doesn"t anyone carry EPIRB"s on these longer distance flights?Water, Hat, First Aid Kits....christ where do ya put this stuff?

[tonydenton]

congratulaions keith on your solo.

[asra]

Thanks Tony...

[asra]

Carefull there Keith, I take offence at people using the Lords name like that. If I was one of those people that get my nickers in a knot easily I would send in an official complaint to the Webmaster.Graeme.Ok Graeme....I do apologise.

[asra]

http://www.asra.org.au/smf/index.php...72#msg20272And another two Graeme where your response did not offer any suggestion of offence.So please, don"t single me out.....

[GraemeMonro]

http://www.asra.org.au/smf/index.php...72#msg20272And another two Graeme where your response did not offer any suggestion of offence.So please, don"t single me out.....And your point is???Graeme.

[asra]

My point is Graeme, you don"t get to choose who can and cannot use the word "christ" on this forum.