Excellent point. I didn't do that on my first engine failure and had no way to determine it before picking my landing site. Worked out ok; but I learned a lesson then. (which helped out on my next engine failure). Dan C
On Aug 25, 2010, at 7:44 PM, Ed Burkhead wrote: > > > On 2010-08-25 5:22 PM, Donald wrote: > >> My first on the list of things to do if the engine quits, is to determine >> which way the wind is blowing. >> > > My preference is to always know which way the surface winds are blowing (as > well as the winds aloft). If you always have it tucked in a corner of your > mind, you won't blow off 1/3rd of your gliding time figuring it out. > > Ed > >
