Increasing aircraft range

[CAP1]

"High" is a point of view. For example the Spit14 will go a lot further if cursing at 12K than at 10K. But eventually there is a point of diminishing returns, so you just have to know your plane and what is the optimum altitude for you to fly at.

WELL.......
i was joking/being sarcastic, referencing another thread.........

[Krusty]

They'd actually hurt if you were going the wrong way (headwind vs tail wind).

[CAP1]

If only HTC would let us have the winds, we would be able to use them to increase the aircraft range (just got to chose the right altitude).

know where we have winds sometimes?

 a few weeks ago, we were fighting in 15kt winds. it REALLY changes things.

[MachFly]

They'd actually hurt if you were going the wrong way (headwind vs tail wind).

Just got to chose the right altitude.

[MachFly]

know where we have winds sometimes?

 a few weeks ago, we were fighting in 15kt winds. it REALLY changes things.

Special events...?

Sometimes at 20K you have ~80t winds, we don't have those in AH.

[CAP1]

Special events...?

Sometimes at 20K you have ~80t winds, we don't have those in AH.

ava. we put them in some of our set ups. the last one i wrote, we had 15kt up to 15,000 ft, and 25kt above that

[MachFly]

ava. we put them in some of our set ups. the last one i wrote, we had 15kt up to 15,000 ft, and 25kt above that

Roger


You guys planing on having a Spit14 in the AvA any time soon?

[CAP1]

Roger


You guys planing on having a Spit14 in the AvA any time soon?

hhmm..........i'm not sure...........if there's a particulzar set up you'd like to see though, glo to the ava forum, and request it. we aim to please. 

[MachFly]

hhmm..........i'm not sure...........if there's a particulzar set up you'd like to see though, glo to the ava forum, and request it. we aim to please. 

Ah, I was not aware that I could request it. Thanks

[CAP1]

Ah, I was not aware that I could request it. Thanks

no problem.

 requesting a set up doesn't guarantee it, but it helps give us some ideas/suggestions as to something that you guys may like.

[MachFly]

no problem.

 requesting a set up doesn't guarantee it, but it helps give us some ideas/suggestions as to something that you guys may like.

Yeah I figured, just like HTC's wishlist.

[CAP1]

Yeah I figured, just like HTC's wishlist.

well, as i think you've gathered, i kinda tend to favor p-38's.....but i'll personally look into something that we can do with the spit14 for ya. 

[MachFly]

well, as i think you've gathered, i kinda tend to favor p-38's.....but i'll personally look into something that we can do with the spit14 for ya. 

They bough fought in ETO & PTO during the same time, I'm sure we can come up with something.

[Krusty]

Just got to chose the right altitude.

Er... nope. You're not going to have sheer winds left at 2K then right at 4k... They'll be shades or gradients or gradual shifts.

Also, if you're GLIDING and you can't maintain a level alt (or, say, climb to the right wind layer you want) you're unable to pick and choose, and all winds would act on you. In the end if you had reversed winds across different alt bands, it would all be a wash, as you descend through them all the headwind would counter out the tailwind, and vice versa.

[MachFly]

Er... nope. You're not going to have sheer winds left at 2K then right at 4k... They'll be shades or gradients or gradual shifts.

Sure but the winds still change with altitude. So you can fly at the right altitude.

Also, if you're GLIDING and you can't maintain a level alt (or, say, climb to the right wind layer you want) you're unable to pick and choose, and all winds would act on you. In the end if you had reversed winds across different alt bands, it would all be a wash, as you descend through them all the headwind would counter out the tailwind, and vice versa.

I think you misunderstood what I said, I said it's good for extending your cruise range (not gliding).