[NSRCA-discussion] Height of manuevers

[Ron Van Putte]

Leave it to Earl.  Derek asks a simple question and .....  It's like  
the guy who asks another what time it is and the other guy proceeds  
to describe how to make a watch!  Just kidding.  :-)

Ron

On Sep 8, 2010, at 6:47 PM, Earl Haury wrote:

> Found a couple of the Aresti with for P11-F11 from last fall when I  
> was sorting out the sequences. Looks like the max altitude for the  
> M was 960ft., stall turn 875 as the tallest for P, the Top Hat 920,  
> stall turn 1200 (oops), humpty 930, for F - everything else tops  
> out closer to 800 max.
>
> Earl
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Derek Koopowitz
> To: General pattern discussion
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 6:09 PM
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Height of manuevers
>
> Has anyone done any testing using a altimeter of sorts such as  
> Eagletree's altimeter option to figure out exactly how high some of  
> our maneuvers end up?  In using basic Trigonometry I can estimate  
> that if a plane is flown at 150 meters at a 60 degree angle then  
> the plane should be around 260m (around 800') high... do we fly  
> higher than this?  Obviously the further out one flies then the  
> higher one gets if at 60 degrees.
>
> Are there any true measurements that one could relay to me... or if  
> someone has an altimeter, could you test it out and let me know  
> please?  I'm particularly interested in current sequences/ 
> maneuvers... especially F3A or Masters.  I don't think the lower  
> classes get to an altitude that is of any significance (generally  
> speaking of course).
>
>
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