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Final Approach
So I came across this supposedly magical engine-out approach:
http://www.gremline.com/index_files/page0035.htm
My take-away from that article is that you set up this approach, fly it, then magically level out at 300' and on final at the correct height to make the threshold, all power-off.
So yesterday I tried it in the 172. From midfield downwind, I picked my aim point, pulled the power, set best glide, judged my depression angle as best I could then tried to spiral down at a constant visual depression angle. At 200' I was off the wrong side of the runway and fixing to cross it midfield. Needless to say, I applied power and climbed out.
Yet a seach shows this as a technique for mainly gliders and hang-gliders. Is this applicable to a Cessna? How do you hold a constant sight angle? Especially when the wing blocks the horizon above your aim point in turns?
edit: A fellow at PPrune (where I originally saw this referenced) has given me another link that clarifies that the magic only happens if you set this up correctly. That makes a lot more sense to me than the impression I got from the first link that you can start this from anywhere and come out on final.
http://www.lynehamaviation.co.uk/documents/ex17-PFL.pdf
http://www.gremline.com/index_files/page0035.htm
My take-away from that article is that you set up this approach, fly it, then magically level out at 300' and on final at the correct height to make the threshold, all power-off.
So yesterday I tried it in the 172. From midfield downwind, I picked my aim point, pulled the power, set best glide, judged my depression angle as best I could then tried to spiral down at a constant visual depression angle. At 200' I was off the wrong side of the runway and fixing to cross it midfield. Needless to say, I applied power and climbed out.
Yet a seach shows this as a technique for mainly gliders and hang-gliders. Is this applicable to a Cessna? How do you hold a constant sight angle? Especially when the wing blocks the horizon above your aim point in turns?
edit: A fellow at PPrune (where I originally saw this referenced) has given me another link that clarifies that the magic only happens if you set this up correctly. That makes a lot more sense to me than the impression I got from the first link that you can start this from anywhere and come out on final.
http://www.lynehamaviation.co.uk/documents/ex17-PFL.pdf
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