Is this Drone video or what?!! Haha.

That apparent rate of closure sure speeds up down close. I would rather see either rudder turns or energy management turns at that altitude. Short wings here or more altitude than what it appears to be.

You's gonna be 'gator food if you have any kind of engine issue flyin' down in that there swamp !

No argument there! Lots of gators here, in fact, I'm a Gator myself! Go Gators!

Altitude is money in the bank - speed is money in your pocket!

Icepick wrote:Altitude is money in the bank - speed is money OUT OF your pocket!

Fixed it for you...

You are both right. As Wolfgang Langewiesche said, "airspeed is altitude and altitude is airspeed. " And yes, a bigger engine provides diminishing returns in airspeed at an increasing price.

Other than the water - it looks like a lot of my "Ragtime Aero" flying.
"Ragtime Aero" is what I named the first flying club I started with a 46 Champ in early 1960s.
Fond memories.

contactflying wrote: And yes, a bigger engine provides diminishing returns in airspeed at an increasing price.

And thus the Lord sayeth... "Let there be Laminar Flow".

Thanks for the fix! The "in your pocket" means, to me, you can spend it now (don't have to go to the bank first! Haha)!

That Wolfgang was a smart guy. I re-read his book "Stick and Rudder" occasionally...never gets old!

And don't get too cocky "Lest I smite thee down!"

Looks like Powered Parachute/Powered Paraglider flyin to me. Not too different from checkin the cattle and pastures in the Cub.

Wish I could find a rancher who would buy my gas for checkin' up on his cattle!