{"id":165382,"date":"2026-04-01T17:44:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/engine-out-best-glide-or-minimum-sink\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T10:39:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:39:47","slug":"engine-out-best-glide-or-minimum-sink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/engine-out-best-glide-or-minimum-sink\/","title":{"rendered":"Engine Out: Best Glide or Minimum Sink?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n\n\n\r\n<p>The engine goes silent. One moment you have 180 horsepower pulling you through the sky; the next, you have a very expensive glider and a finite amount of altitude to spend. Every pilot trains for this moment. Most learn the same mantra: pitch for best glide speed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>But here is the question almost nobody asks in the heat of the moment: should you actually be flying best glide \u2014 or minimum sink? They are not the same thing. They give you different things. And picking the wrong one could cost you the landing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Let&#8217;s break it down.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=1589601746  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/ae\/Cessna_172S_Skyhawk_SP%2C_Private_JP6817606.jpg\/960px-Cessna_172S_Skyhawk_SP%2C_Private_JP6817606.jpg\" alt=\"Cessna 172 Skyhawk in flight\" style=\"display:block;width:100%!important;max-width:100%!important;height:auto!important;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">A Cessna 172 <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/a-4-skyhawk\">Skyhawk<\/a> \u2014 the world&#8217;s most popular training aircraft and the plane in which most pilots first practise engine-out procedures. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Glide: Maximum Distance<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Best glide speed \u2014 often listed in the Pilot&#8217;s Operating Handbook as V<sub>G<\/sub> \u2014 is the speed that gives you the greatest forward distance for every foot of altitude you lose. In a Cessna 172, that is roughly 65 knots. In a Piper Cherokee, about 73. It is the speed that maximises your glide ratio \u2014 the ratio of horizontal distance to vertical descent.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Think of it this way: if you are two miles from a runway and 3,000 feet up, best glide is the speed that gives you the best shot at reaching that runway. You are trading altitude for distance as efficiently as the aerodynamics of your wing will allow. Fly faster, and you burn through altitude with extra drag. Fly slower, and induced drag from a higher angle of attack eats into your range just as badly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Best glide is the textbook answer for a reason. In most engine-failure scenarios, what you need most is range \u2014 distance to reach a suitable landing site. It is the speed your instructor drills into you, and for good reason.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minimum Sink: Maximum Time<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Minimum sink speed is different. It is the speed at which your rate of descent \u2014 measured in feet per minute \u2014 is at its lowest. You are not going as far forward, but you are coming down as slowly as possible. In most light aircraft, minimum sink speed is roughly 10\u201315% slower than best glide.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Why would you want time instead of distance? Several scenarios. You are directly above your landing site and need to lose altitude slowly while you set up your approach. You want to maximise the time available to troubleshoot the engine \u2014 run through the restart checklist, switch fuel tanks, check the mixture. Or you are over hostile terrain with no good landing options and need every extra second to communicate your position and prepare for a rough arrival.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Best glide gets you the farthest. Minimum sink keeps you up the longest. Same emergency \u2014 different priorities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>There is an important catch. Minimum sink speed is almost never published in the aircraft&#8217;s flight manual. You will find best glide speed on placards, in POH performance charts, and printed on the instrument panel. Minimum sink? You are on your own. It sits roughly at the bottom of the power-required curve \u2014 the point where the aircraft needs the least energy to sustain flight. For most trainers, it is somewhere around 55\u201360 knots, but the exact number varies with aircraft type and weight.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=1571062859  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/26\/Cessna_172_Instrument_Panel_%28left%29_%28Photo_by_Theo%2C_2006%29.jpg\/960px-Cessna_172_Instrument_Panel_%28left%29_%28Photo_by_Theo%2C_2006%29.jpg\" alt=\"Cessna 172 instrument panel with airspeed indicator\" style=\"display:block;width:100%!important;max-width:100%!important;height:auto!important;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">The left instrument panel of a Cessna 172. When the engine quits, the airspeed indicator (top left) becomes your most important instrument \u2014 pitch for the right speed and the airplane becomes a surprisingly efficient glider. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Real-World Decision<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In practice, here is how experienced pilots think about it. The moment the engine quits, pitch for best glide. This is the safest default \u2014 it keeps the aircraft in a stable, efficient glide while you assess the situation and pick a landing site. Best glide gives you options. Options keep you alive.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Once you have identified your field and you are confident you can reach it, you might slow to minimum sink speed to stretch your time aloft. This is particularly useful if you are high and close \u2014 you need time more than distance. Some pilots use minimum sink while running the restart checklist, then accelerate back to best glide once they have committed to a landing site.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>But there is a critical safety warning. Minimum sink speed is closer to stall speed. If you are flying at minimum sink and enter a turn without adding speed, you are flirting with a stall \u2014 and a stall at low altitude during an engine-out emergency is how accidents become fatal. Best glide gives you a larger margin above stall, which is why it remains the safer default for most of the glide.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Every Pilot Should Know<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The General Aviation Joint Safety Committee has found that a significant number of fatal general aviation accidents could be prevented if pilots were better trained to fly at the correct glide speed during forced landings. The problem is not that pilots don&#8217;t know what best glide speed is \u2014 it is that under stress, they often fly too fast or too slow, wasting precious altitude.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Know your best glide speed cold. Have a rough idea of your minimum sink speed. Understand which one you need and when. And above all, practice. A power-off approach from altitude, landing on a chosen spot, should be a regular part of every pilot&#8217;s currency flying \u2014 not something attempted for the first time when the propeller stops turning for real.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The engine doesn&#8217;t care whether you trained for this moment. The aerodynamics don&#8217;t negotiate. But the pilot who knows the difference between best glide and minimum sink \u2014 and when to use each \u2014 has already won half the battle before the silence begins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%;margin:0 0 24px\">\n<iframe style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:6px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pGd7wem46_s\" allow=\"accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<em>Sources: Boldmethod, FAA Safety Briefing, Aviation Safety Magazine<\/em><\/p>\n\n<!-- mf-faq -->\n\n<div class=\"mf-faq-block\"><style>.mf-faq-block{margin:34px 0}.mf-faq-item:not([open]) .mf-faq-answer{display:none !important}.mf-faq-block h2.mf-faq-h{padding-top:22px;margin-bottom:14px}.mf-faq-item{border:1px solid #e2e8f5;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff}.mf-faq-item summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:15px 50px 15px 18px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;position:relative;line-height:1.45;user-select:none}.mf-faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mf-faq-item summary::after{content:\"+\";position:absolute;right:18px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:1.5em;font-weight:400;color:#5C91FF;line-height:1}.mf-faq-item[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mf-faq-item[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid #eef1f8}.mf-faq-item summary:hover{background:#f5f8ff}.mf-faq-answer{padding:14px 18px;color:#333;line-height:1.6}.mf-faq-answer p{margin:0}.mf-faq-answer a{color:#5C91FF}<\/style><h2 class=\"mf-faq-h\">Related Questions<\/h2><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What should you do if your aircraft engine fails in flight?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>If the engine quits, the immediate priority is to fly the aircraft: lower the nose to keep flying speed and pitch for the correct glide speed while you look for a landing site. You then trade altitude for either distance or time, depending on the situation, and work through engine-restart and emergency checklists as the glide allows.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is best glide speed?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Best glide speed (often listed as VG in the Pilot's Operating Handbook) is the airspeed that gives the greatest forward distance for each foot of altitude lost. In a Cessna 172 it is roughly 65 knots, and in a Piper Cherokee about 73. Flying faster or slower than best glide adds drag and shortens your range.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is minimum sink speed?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Minimum sink speed is the airspeed at which the aircraft descends most slowly, measured in feet per minute, keeping you airborne for the longest possible time. It is usually about 10 to 15 percent slower than best glide. You trade forward distance for time, which helps when you are already above a suitable landing site.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>Best glide or minimum sink: which should you fly?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Choose best glide when you need distance to reach a landing site, which is the most common engine-failure scenario and the speed instructors drill into students. Choose minimum sink when you are already over your intended landing spot and want maximum time to set up the approach or troubleshoot the engine before touchdown.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is a dead-stick landing?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>A dead-stick landing is bringing an aircraft down with no engine power, gliding all the way to touchdown. Pilots practise it constantly in light aircraft, and even airliners have done it: an Airbus A330 famously glided to a safe landing after both engines failed, as told in <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/air-transat-236-azores-glider-no-engines\/\">the Air Transat Flight 236 glide<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>Do jets glide differently after engine failure?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Jets glide too, but their procedures and speeds differ from piston aircraft, and a flameout adds the challenge of relighting the engine while managing energy. The aerodynamics of an unpowered jet are explored in <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/what-happens-fighter-jet-engine-failure-flameout\/\">what happens when a fighter jet engine flames out<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What should you do if your aircraft engine fails in flight?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"If the engine quits, the immediate priority is to fly the aircraft: lower the nose to keep flying speed and pitch for the correct glide speed while you look for a landing site. 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