That is kinda what happens when you loose power in a Cherokee.
I was surprised by that... while certainly not a great glider I would think at best glide they had *some* options.. the radar track in the link I posted suggested they were tooling around in the practice area than lost power somewhere on the downwind. I recognize that hill in the photo. If they were past the threshold and low I am not sure they could have glided back either.. so putting it down on that road seems like it was the smart move
exactly, at least here we still have a fairly vibrant aviation community, our last crash had some fatalities so glad this one didn't!
in the realm of GA planes I have experience with I would put Skyhawks as the best gliders, Cherokees after that, and then Cirrus way after that. With the power out those things really come down fast
Yeah, that's a Warrior. Glides the same as a 172.
Yeah, the one door thing really bothers me exactly for that reason. I always flew with a hammer. The PA28 models I flew all had baggage door on same side as cabin door
Definitely have to be ready to open a window in a PA-28...
Yeah. The ol' power off 180 is a different animal in right traffic to 27 at SEE. If he lost the engine beyond abeam the numbers while doing the usual extending downwind a bit to go around the hill he would have been committed to "picking a spot." So far it looks like he did a good job once getting into that situation. It is easy enough to stay in gliding distance to the runway though unless extending pretty far out. No persons or property on the ground hurt. Time will tell what led up to the engine failure.
Not quite the same as ye ole high wing, is it?
Yeah, I personally hate right traffic at SEE, I opt for 27L whenever possible so I can shoot left traffic
I'll be very curious about that. Those Lycomings are pretty solid, so I'm wondering if it was pilot error or mechanical
What was the Wx then? Moist?
Cherokees have really crappy glide, they come down like bricks. When I was flying mine I always knew right where I was going to land in an emergency. All I had to do was look down.
I fly taper wing models and the book suggests similar glide performance to Skyhawks.. but in practice I agree, I find they're easier to get down in a hurry. Pull the power and you can ride that elevator straight down. Oddly enough they feel faster in cruise.
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Please do not inject facts or personal experience into a POA fallacy. Thank you.
You're not kidding....when foreflight came out with their glide advisor, I was excited to try it in my Cherokee...problem is, when you are under 5000 feet, the glide circle is so small, that you can hardly see it on the foreflight map!
Almost impossible to get to the baggage door from the front, almost impossible to open the baggage door from the inside. I keep D-cell Maglite, which turns the left front window into a somewhat useable exit.
Straight from the POH: 9.5 to 1
And what do you think a 172's glide ratio is?
It's pretty much the same as the PA-28. The 172's best glide is slower so it seems like the ratio is better but it really isn't.
