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7/31/2012 9:29 AM
 
Best Glide Ratio would be a great addition. The Garmin X96's have this.

The basic math is horizontal distance/vertical distance. I suppose there would have to be some timeframe to average these numbers before the division takes place.

For a given airplane configuration, one can make note of best glide speed by varying glide speed until glide ratio is maximized.
 
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