[NSRCA-discussion] Height of manuevers

[Ron Van Putte]

Conversion formula:  1 MPH = 2688 furlongs/fortnight

Ron

On Sep 8, 2010, at 7:34 PM, Jon Lowe wrote:

> 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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