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From: Bruce Maccabee <brumac@compuserve.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 00:28:33 -0400
Fwd Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 11:10:37 -0400
Subject: Re: Voyager Newsletter, Mogul Parchment Parachutes


>Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 03:23:34 -0700
>From: Perry Mick <perrym@teleport.com>
>To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <updates@globalserve.net>
>Subject: Re: Voyager Newsletter, Mogul Parchment Parachutes


>>Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 19:58:49 -0400
>>From: Bruce Maccabee <brumac@compuserve.com>
>>Subject: Re: Voyager Newsletter, Mogul Parchment Parachutes
>>To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <updates@globalserve.net>

>>Better ask a pilot how long it takes to turn 90 deg (perhaps
>>abot 20 seconds?). Would he be able to (a) use a cowling tool
>>for size estimate, (b) turn his plane, (c) roll down the window
>>in about 2 minutes time? I bet he would be able to. Pilot's out
>>there want to comment? How much bank angle could Arnold safely
>>get for a reasonably rapid but not panic turn?

>I'm a pilot.  A standard instrument in small planes is the turn
>and bank indicator or turn coordinator.  These are calibrated
>for what is called a standard rate turn, or a 2-minute turn. The
>bank angle for this rate of turn is usually much less than 30
>degrees, but depends on airspeed.  It shows the bank angle you
>have to hold to turn 360 degrees in 2 minutes.  It is also the
>rate of turn one should use in flying the pattern to takeoff and
>land.


Thanks for the info.

I gather that 30 seconds for 90 degrees is a "standard turn
rate." Presumably Arnold could turn faster if he wanted to and
the was no interference from bad weather/wind.