Herbert Pirker
The City College of the City University of New York
Keywords:
Design, Testing
Abstract
The concept of an electric variometer system has been developed that should be able to measure, in addition to the already known functions of a variometer system, the slope of the glide path (glide ratio) and the cross-country performance during the flight..... By using this quantity for the cross-country performance the pilot is able to find out by trial and error (feedback) optimum flying techniques regardless of the immediate situation (Dolphin flying, thermalling, etc.).
Author Biography
Herbert Pirker, The City College of the City University of New York