Well, I'm still experimenting...but If it's just me, I take rotate 55-60 MPH, if I have a full load, definitely 60 MPH Vy I usually use around 70-75 MPH Vx I usually use around 60 MPH I cruise at 2500 (I'm a busy man <grin>) and that seems to give me about 103 MPH at 2000 feet. (Since I do most of my flying under Seattle's Class B airspace, or under the 2500 ft ceiling we seem to ALWAYS have, I haven't taken it up to a higher altitude with the GPS to get an accurate number. ) I bring it in to land by slowing it down to 85 MPH on downwind (best way I know of doing this is I have memorized the trim setting to give me that speed [about 1/2 way back] and just put it there and adjust throttle to have no altitude change) and then slow it up to 1500 RPM and 70 MPH and 500fpm the rest of the way down. If I'm high, I chop the power, and slow it up to 60, which after ballooning, gives me 900 fpm descent, and then use power to slow the descent BEFORE I try to flare. If I don't do that, I run out of elevator and WHAMO. (An alternate method is to keep power off and push the nose over to gain the airspeed back up to 70 to properly flair, but you have to do that pretty high, and I haven't quite figured out that approach yet.)
All I know is that at sea level I never seem to cruise faster then 103 MPH. I'm planning on taking the long way back to the midwest this summer, so ask me again what kind of cruise/climb I get when in the high country with hot weather. Sorry this is slim, I never claimed to be a great pilot! -Tom N87405 -----Original Message----- From: Maynard Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 30, 1999 5:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Coupers mailing list Subject: RE: takeoff distances Tom: Would you please give me all the different speeds that you use. For instance, normal liftoff & climb, maximum climb rate & angle, cruise climb, cruise rpm and/or manifold pressure at different altitudes, etc,etc,etc. I realize I may be asking a lot, but if you would respond as best as you can remember. Thanks much: Maynard: Another O-200 driver that needs to learn.
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