navigator44
Pre-Flight
I am relatively new to flying so this may not appear to be an intelligent question, but I have always wondered:
If I were flying at 5000, and suddenly my engine died, I setup for best glide, all re-start attempts failed which would be the best scenario?
90 degrees to my right, I have an airport 5 miles away, and to the left 90 degrees, I have another airport 5 miles away. If I turn to the right I have a 10 knot tailwind, and to the left I have a 10 knot headwind, which way should I go?
Turning into the 10 knot headwind head would create some additional lift, but then there's the drag coefficient. Turning to the left with the 10 knot tailwind would increase airspeed, but the there would be some loss of lift due to tailwind.
What would you do, and am I right in my assumptions about the differences in lift, airspeed and drag?
I've always wondered about this and wonder if my thinking is skewed. I really don't know if it would make any difference at all as far as being able to reach either airport with sufficient altitude to land.
Thanks
Jim
If I were flying at 5000, and suddenly my engine died, I setup for best glide, all re-start attempts failed which would be the best scenario?
90 degrees to my right, I have an airport 5 miles away, and to the left 90 degrees, I have another airport 5 miles away. If I turn to the right I have a 10 knot tailwind, and to the left I have a 10 knot headwind, which way should I go?
Turning into the 10 knot headwind head would create some additional lift, but then there's the drag coefficient. Turning to the left with the 10 knot tailwind would increase airspeed, but the there would be some loss of lift due to tailwind.
What would you do, and am I right in my assumptions about the differences in lift, airspeed and drag?
I've always wondered about this and wonder if my thinking is skewed. I really don't know if it would make any difference at all as far as being able to reach either airport with sufficient altitude to land.
Thanks
Jim