They have at least two sizes of trim tab. My neighbors is about twice the size of mine. Mine is pretty weak, buit theirs is stuck. It would be good to convert to the bigger one I would think if they are available. Is that what you have got Greg? Glen Ward -----Original Message----- From: Greg Bullough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, June 26, 2000 8:08 PM Subject: RE: [COUPERS] [COUPERS-TECH] New ercoupe owner
>At 10:31 PM 6/25/00 -0700, you wrote: >> I found out she's just a good old plane, and if you have any >>experience, you'll do just fine. > >The key thing is not to lean on your 172 or 150 experience, because >the Coupe isn't a kite like they are. Get a little slow in a Cessna and >they sort of hang there. Get a little slow in a Coupe and you're coming >down, but quick. No, it won't stall. But it will come down all the same. > >>For the record, I now give her full up >>trim on take off, and just let her accelerate down the runway until she >>becomes airborne on her own. About 75 mph. > >Hmmm. Sounds to me like you have less up trim available than I do. >With full up trim, I'm down at about 58 or so. Watch that. Again, you >can mush ahead and make less climb out of what is already not a >lot to spare if you get to slow. 75 or 80 climbing out, whatever is a >good compromise between seeing over the nose and rate of climb. > >> I used to try and horse her >>up a little sooner, but she didn't like that. > >My plane give a little shiver when she's ready to fly. I either wait for >70 or 75, or bring her off into ground effect at around 60, from where >she quickly accelerates to 75. > >> On landing, I once again >>use full up trim, and cut to about 1800 rpm. That gives me about 85 >>mph, and a good glide slope. > >Again, I think Larry's trim is a bit less effective than mine. If I was full up >trim, I'd be in a bad spot for a go-round. I 'jump off' between 1400 and 1600 >RPM abeam the numbers. Trim for 85 for the balance of downwind, then >ease on down to 80 for base. Then I can choose to ease back to as little >as 75 (never less than 72, and this is determined on MY airplane with >MY airspeed indicator!!!!). I use 80 to make greaser for a passenger and >75 to make a sub-1500 foot landing with a solid arrival. > >> I don't cut power until I'm flaring for touch down. > >Very good point. Perhaps due to the fillets there is a really huge difference >between power on and power off. Indeed, at 72MPH I'm sinking like a stone >with the power off, but am dragging it in reasonably flat with even 1200 or >1400 RPM. This, too, is an effective albeit chancy way to make a very short >landing in a 'Coupe. If the motor ices up (and it can!) over the last of the >corn field, it can ruin your whole day! > >> Hold her up to slow speed, but watch you don't get below >>about 65, or it'll be bumpy. Have fun. > >If I got down to 65 I'd be toast! > >Greg > > >_________________________________________________________________________ __ _____ >To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >___________________________________________________________ >T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 >Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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