kevdog
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mcjohn said:Interesting. How about getting down. Any techniques? I like doing the ol emergency decent every now and then. Full flaps, pitching for the top of the white arc in a 45 degree bank. I think I can decend about 2000 fpm in a 172 that way.
The trick is to start cooling the engine down 2 mins before cut and drop, you usually only get a 100 or 200 fpm with the reduction, so you have to plan it a little so you get to your drop around the time you get to altitude. After drop, you should go 90 for a min than 120 for another min, and then you are good to go without shock cooling those front 2 heads. steep turns help you get down faster.
I flew a super nice 182 for a little that had speed brakes. You could keep the power in and still get down super fast. I felt like I was in a 007 plane.
check out www.diverdriver.com for more info.