[NSRCA-discussion] Height of manuevers

[Jon Lowe]

Nah, you've got the units all wrong.  Furlongs per fortnight is a much better unit!


Jon Lowe



-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net>
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Wed, Sep 8, 2010 7:30 pm
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Height of manuevers


Yeah.  Ground speed too in knots and MPH, please.  Also, please don't forget the apparent Coriolis acceleration. 
 
Ron 
 
On Sep 8, 2010, at 7:02 PM, Earl Haury wrote: 
 
> Hey Ron 
> 
> You airspeed to go with that? 
> 
> Earl 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Van Putte" <vanputte at cox.net> 
> To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 7:00 PM 
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Height of manuevers 
> 
> 
>> 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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