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11/20/2018 10:37 AM
 

I tend to agree that checking my iFlyGPS for a glide ring is not on my engine out checklist.  It is a relatively straight-forward exercise to 'know' what your glide ring is.  For instance, my plane has a 12:1 glide ratio @ 70 kts which equates to 2nm per 1000ft AGL.  5000' AGL gives me 10 nm, etc.  Now then, I do believe there is an opportunity for a feature that would fit with most pilot's emergency checklist.  I certainly would hit the 'nearest' button if the engine quits.  What about highlighting those airports that are within gliding distance?

 
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11/20/2018 10:46 AM
 

I think that once you lose an engine it's a little too late to be fooling with iFly.  However, the idea that as you are flying along you could always have an emergency landing airport in mind might be the best use of this feature.  It might also be of value during planning your trip if you want to do some rubber banding so as to minimize your time out of glideing range of an airport.

 
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11/20/2018 12:08 PM
 
Dave wrote:

What about highlighting those airports that are within gliding distance?

The red exclamation point button in the NRST menu will switch to showing all airpots and color-code them to show you which ones are within range (as long as your aircraft profile is correct).

 
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11/20/2018 1:24 PM
 

I would very much support the addition of a glide ring, both for planning purposes and situational awareness.

 
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11/20/2018 5:53 PM
 

I agree that clicking on iFly for a glide ring would be way down on my emergency checklist, I would think I'd tend to keep it displayed all the time.  This would serve two purposes.  One, it would let me become familiar with the appearance of airports within range so I'd "Instinctively know" what airport/field I could reach in an emergency.  Two, if I did have an emergency, I wouldn't have to click on anything, because it would already be displayed.  However, having said that, I would think there's more to programming a glide ring that takes into account wind speed, altitude, turn radius, (and probably a few other performance items I haven't thought about), than we can imagine.

 
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