Today it was a hot day over the Central Valley, and I knew it would be bumpy. I wanted to go to 1Q4 (New Jerusalem) to try to do some landings, so I would be ready if I ever had to do an emergency landing in some arbitrary conditions.
On the way there, I did a practice emergency glide at our best glide speed of 52 kias. The wind was blowing across -- GPS speed and IAS agreed pretty well -- so I got a pretty good idea of my glide ratio. With the engine idling, solo, I had about 2.5 "fingers" of glide, when I held my hand up to the horizon. 2 "fingers" was a stretch; 3 "fingers" was easy.
Landing at 1Q4 honestly did not seem safe. It was really bumpy in roll and yaw, which was much more scary than just normal lift and sink.
I flew back to a gusty but safe crosswind 3-point landing at KRHV.
On the way there, I did a practice emergency glide at our best glide speed of 52 kias. The wind was blowing across -- GPS speed and IAS agreed pretty well -- so I got a pretty good idea of my glide ratio. With the engine idling, solo, I had about 2.5 "fingers" of glide, when I held my hand up to the horizon. 2 "fingers" was a stretch; 3 "fingers" was easy.
Landing at 1Q4 honestly did not seem safe. It was really bumpy in roll and yaw, which was much more scary than just normal lift and sink.
I flew back to a gusty but safe crosswind 3-point landing at KRHV.
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