veter_ 0 #1 June 7, 2005 I love horizontal flight, don't have a WS yet (Prodigy is coming ), so I'm just playing with tracking for now. I measured my tracks with GPS (Etrex Vista C) and got 1.4mi horizontally from 13.5K to 4.5K. This translates to about 0.8:1 glide ratio and average horizontal speed about 85mph. I was flying straight course 90 degrees to jump run, winds were low. No suit, just cotton hiking pants and a T-shirt. Just wondering what glide ratio is achievable by good trackers without any special aids? What angle of attack gives better glide? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
