Hi Maynard, no the ercoupe still sinks like a rock at sea level. So thats why they have no flaps!!! gene
Maynard Kealiher wrote: > Sounds like a good rule of thumb to me. I live at 5000' (Denver) so I > don't get much opportunity to fly at lower elevation but I would assume > that at sea level the Ercoupe floats like a balloon? > > Best, > Maynard Kealiher > Ercoupe 415-C - N3005H > Centennial Airport, Denver, CO > > wayne wrote: > > Wayne, The highest runway I have flown off was Evanston, WY elevation > 7200'. > I land fast on high strips. I take off fast on high strips. You have > low > engine power to give if you start to settle in slow on landing or take > off. > One mountain flying rule I use I would like to share with the group is > if I'm > at 5000' elevation I want a 5000' paved airstrip to land at. 7000 > elevation > 7000 paved airstrip. Whatever elevation you are at is how long a paved > airstrip you should have. 3000' elevation 3000' airstrip. I have > thousands of > hours in mountain flying following this rule and I'm still here to tell > stories. When I took off of Evanston, WY I was by myself & full of fuel > in a > Alon I rolled almost 5000'. I could have taken off a 5000' airstrip at > that > altitude but it's to close. Once you leave the ground at that elevation > the > plane only climbes 75 fpm if that!!! gene > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I don't know the answer to Nathan's question (cross wind handling on a > not > > dry runway), but when he said he flies from an airport at 6800 feet, I > > immediately wonder what is his ground speed at touch down on a calm > day. > > Must be pretty high. How does that affect our coupe's great crosswind > > capability? Wayne N3544H, Shelton, WA
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