"Trim the aircraft for best gliding angle and look for a suitable field. " These are the first two instructions you will find in the operating handbook for almost any aircraft in regards to power loss. But I've always wondered: How often will you find yourself without a suitable field?
I decided to combine several GIS datasets to see if I could come up with an answer to that question, and perhaps create a useful flight planning tool along the way.
https://blog.graysonhead.net/posts/field-finder/
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