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Homework #1 in preparation for a Cross-country mentoring flight.
February, 2009

Glider Info

Glider Make and Model: _________________________________
Gross Weight as flown by you: _____________________________
Wing Span: _________________
Wing Area: _________________
Pounds per square foot wing loading: ______________
Using polar for your ship, at your wind loading extract the speeds:
State the indicated airspeed and the rate of sink for each of the following in stable air and in no wind conditions:
Format is: (xx kts/ xxx fpm)

Min sink speed: _________/____________
Best L/D: _______________ / __________
Sink at 80 kts: 80 kts / _____________
Sink at 90 kts: 90 kts / _____________

If you have flaps, state transition speed for changing flap positions:
_________________________________________________

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