Low level flight article in Sport Pilot

[Coop]

That's a very good point to remember in our relatively low-powered aircraft. I recall seeing a U-tube video of an accident where this was the main factor. Fortunately, Oz doesn't have very much terrain that would cause us such a problem. The highest take-off we have ever made was at Armidale, NSW- about 3,500' AMSL. I can't really say we noticed much difference in the machine's performance. We were on a flying holiday at the time so were quite well loaded, and it seemed to get off in abut the same distance as usual. But that's hardly a scientific observation. We really do have a great country to fly around in. Over two thirds of it is no more than 1500' above sea level, so if you are flying at 2,000 there's a fair chance you won;t hit anything.

 

Coop

 

 

[frank marriott]

Think DH for performance, not elevation.