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Old 09-08-2016, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Navajo31 View Post
Wrong. You need to be able to reach the nearest shoreline with an engine inoperative. When you only have one engine, well.....it's gliding distance. (PAR 135.183)

A contact in the South Florida FSDO told me they are looking very closely at FLL operators who are flying the Van to the Bahamas. They are not happy about it. Their definition of "gliding distance" seems to be even more than the 14:1 ratio that Cessna claims. When they accept "cross DEKAL at 4,000" they are definitely swimming home if the engine quits.
Don't know what altitude that glide ratio is for but I will make this perfectly clear, the data is based on a new engine and airframe. Insurance companies love this type of stuff because their lives are generally boring in which is good. Don't give them anything to be excited about.
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