On Sun, 5 Jan 2020 11:40:41 -0600 OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> The Tailwind can operate out of almost any airport, while the canards need > a long runway. Someone built a Long-eze here on our 2600 ft. airport and > didn't manage to clear the trees at the end. Made a mess of broken > fiberglass. My C182A with nothing special gets off the ground in approx. > 800 - 900 feet. The Tailwind might take another 100 - 200 feet, might not. > Stalls that kill people are the result of poor piloting - not managing the > airspeed and un-coordinated turns at slow speed and low .... > > On Sun, Jan 5, 2020 at 1:00 AM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I was looking at building a cozy and then got distracted by quickie 2s, > > which are quick but a bit too deadly for me to think about. I can do pretty > > much everything needed to build a Tailwind and it would make a nice long > > term project. I can do everything needed to build a Lancair or a quickie > > also, but honestly neither one seems as solid a performer as the tailwind, > > and the tailwind kit is only about 6k plus motor. > > > > The cozy appeals in terms of stall resistance, as that is what seems to > > kill a lot of people when the power goes out on small planes. Cozy is also > > very efficient. Nice combo. Price might be more than I want to pay though. > -- > OK Don ................................................................. Back in the '80s a pilot said that the reason homebuilts have so many accidents is because the flying speed is so close to the stall speed. Is that true, and if so, is the situation better nowadays? Gerry _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
