Why Colorado Kills So Many Pilots
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@jimmydulin928 · 1 day ago
Density Altitude zaps fuel energy but not level in low ground effect acceleration, down drainage egress potential energy of altitude, thermal lift, and orographic ridge lift. When I taught summers at Monte Vista, 7611 MSL, in the Cessna 140, level in low ground effect rapid acceleration energy and down drainage egress was 50 % of the total energy I had to work with. When near ceiling, where we can climb 100 FPM, maybe, Vy pitch attitude is required just to fly level. I often told students, "If pulling back on the yoke doesn't produce the climb you expect, try pushing on the yoke."
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