[isthisnickcool]

There’s no ‘gliding’ in a Lear Jet. They fall like a rock when they lose power, just like that F/A-18 over San Diego that landed on a house. I’d rather be in a Cessna or other old school ‘floater’.

I would never ride in a Lear. There is a reason pilots I know call them "land darts".

[USAF80]

The loose rule of thumb is if you can see it off your wing tip at altitude you can make it in for a landing. The shorter the wings the shorter the glide.