General Climbing Discussion

Topic	Date	User
OT - Climbers who like flying, fixed or rotary.	26-Apr-2011 At 11:24:06 AM	bw
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On 22/04/2011 Tommo wrote: >A heli, like a plane, can glide indefinitely. The ratio isn't as good - >about 4:1 - so you have less time to plan a landing, but the upside is >incredible maneuverability to make that emergency landing spot, which itself >is more likely to present itself, because it can be very small. The heli >halts the descent with a flare and touches down (in theory) with very little >or no forward speed. 4:1 - heh. Even a 737 gets 20:1 or so... :p I do want to learn paragliding though, just too many other things right now

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