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Greg Bullough wrote: > At 07:48 PM 4/10/01 -0500, Joe wrote: > >As I expect to be flying my Coupe by summer, I've been reading all I can > > > >regarding the Coupe's > >performance and this is what I've come up with. > >All you Coupers now flying, please, please correct me if I'm in error. > >Now's the time to find that out. > >APPROACH TO LANDING SPEEDS > >90 Downwind > >80 Base > >75 Mid Final > >70 Short Final > >Pull power just before numbers and smooth flair to touchdown > >DO NOT DROP BELOW 70 IAS ON APPROACH > > Yeah, well, those manuals are pretty wonky. That might work in a > lightly-loaded > 415C, but it'll kill your ass in a 415D. 85 is none-too-slow for a > beginner > landing > a 415D. Work your way down to 80. Then 75 will be nice and short. 72 > will > be real short, but better have some power in to drag her in. Learn what > 'sink' > looks like and deal with it early by pitching down. > > And don't pull that power until you're ready to be down if you're in the > > 70's, because > she will come down NOW! And you won't have elevator authority in a D (or > > even in > a C) to flare at that speeds, so you're going to plop. Don't let that > nose > get down. > Remember, with 75-85HP you cannot just power your way out of trouble. > > >TAKE OFF SPEEDS FULL POWER > >Lift Off 60 IAS (VR) > > Try 70. Don't get out of ground effect until you hit 80. > > >Normal Climb 85 IAS > > Okay. Play with it down to 80. > > >Clear Obstacle 60 IAS (Vx) > > Uh, no. Unless you have no fuel and weigh 80 pounds, an Ercoupe won't > climb > at 60. > Experiment, but try 75 for this one. If you really need to clear that > obstacle, holding > it on and doing a zoom works better than the FAA-standard short-field > technique. > Just get the damned nose down before it runs out of airspeed (like > before > you get > below 70). Really, at 60 I think you'd mush right into those trees. > > >Best Rate 75 IAS (Vy) > > More like 80. Again, experiment watching the VSI and altimeter. The > climb > really > craps out abruptly. > > >If anyone disagrees, let's hear from you. > > You really need to experiment with your own plane, but the thing is, > airspeed is life in a > Coupe. Err on the side of faster, because the rate/angle tail off quite > slowly when you get > fast, but VERY quickly when you get slow. > > Greg > Good advice Greg! You can almost never be to fast in a Coupe. Craig 2623H __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01 ==^================================================================
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