>I remember from my power flying training that you have to keep the engine >warm on a long descent (normally involved increasing the RPM occasionally). >Does the same apply to jet engines?
Not required for jet engines. Even at idle the Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) is 150 degrees C or more. > Perhaps another good reason for jet jockeys to do some glider training? Airliners glide quite well - between 15:1 and 20:1 glide ratio, so judging a glide approach would be no easy task. Glider training would be worthwhile because if the pilot gets high on the profile there are fewer options to descend to the profile. The speedbrakes may not be sufficiently effective and the aircraft may be faster than the flap and gear limiting speeds. I wonder what the passengers would say if the pilot sideslipped the jet? I predict that the number of missed approaches or overshoots would increase. The final glide computer sounds like a good idea though. Patrick Barfield _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
