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Old 10-14-2014 | 03:54 AM
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DagTheElder
 
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Originally Posted by drac1
No.

We never fly level flight for the complete length of the box, so how long it would take doesn't really mean anything. With the schedules and planes today, we are flying slower. Top speed is irrelevant as we never do it.
There was cop with a radar gun at our field last Saturday. I didn't radar my pattern model, but my sport models top speed was within 10 kmh of the speed I calculated it would reach. So I am confident the speeds I have listed above are pretty accurate.
Hi,
I do fly pattern my self so i know how its done. Reason for horizontal flight its much easier to asess the speed. When flying vertically its extemely difficult to asess the speed. Neither is it not much help to get from a GPS.
However, it seems that a speed around 100ft/sec pluss and minus will be a good average.

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Last edited by DagTheElder; 10-14-2014 at 06:15 AM. Reason: Added ft/sec
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