I don't think this discussion had anything to do with Guestimated air speed. It had to do with posted stall speed in the Coupe Flight manual. My manual said 58 TIAS. According to him, his manual said 38? TIAS. I don't believe it. Unless that is that it's written by him for his Coupe. But, is it FAA approved. I DON'T THINK SO!!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > IT WOULD APPEAR TO ME THAT ALL THIS TALK ABOUT VEE SPEEDS IS MEANINGLESS > UNLESS AND UNTIL YOU EITHER: > > 1. HAVE YOUR AIR SPEED INDICATOR CERTIFIED > OR > 2. FLY ALONGSIDE SOMEONE WHO DOES HAVE A CERTIFIED SPEED > OR > 3. MAYBE CHECK IT OUT WITH A GPS > > OR WHATEVER, BUT I WOULD SERIOUSLY DOUBT IF IT IS A SAFE AND SANE PROCESS > TO TAKE SOMEBODY ELSE'S NUMBERS AND APPLY THEM DIRECTLY TO YOUR PLANE > WITHOUT DOING SOME VERY CAREFUL CHECKING. > > AS I REMEMBER FROM MY EARLY DAYS OF FLYING WHEN THE ERCOUPE WAS A LOT > YOUNGER THAN I WAS, A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF IT WAS BASED ON HOW THE SEAT OF > THE PANTS FELT, IF THERE WERE THE BEGINNINGS OF A BUFFETTING, A SINKING > FEELING ON SHORT FINAL, OR OTHER SIGNALS WHICH YOU BECAME ACCUSTOMED TO. > > I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN THE VEE SPEEDS CAME INTO VOGUE, AND MAYBE IT IS A > MARK OF AGE, BUT IF IT MUSHES ON TAKEOFF, I ALWAYS LOWER THE NOSE AND GET > SOME SPEED BEFORE TRYING TO CLIMB. > > AND I THINK A SEMI-HOT APPROACH SPEED IS BETTER THAN SLAMMING THE DARN > THING INTO THE RUNWAY AND LOOKING FOR CRACKS IN THE SKIN DURING YOUR > POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION. > > MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A SAFE FLIGHT! > > JOHN ALEXANDER > MICHIGAN WANNABEE
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