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Hey Perc,
That's what the "S" turns are for. Have you ever tried to get into the
'Sweethome' airport? There's
a mountain on the approach end and it's a short hard surfaced runway. The
first time I went in there I
did a (not toooo) low pass. Kept my speed just above my normal 65 for
final approach and just sort of
'got the feel' of it the first time around. Next time I was determined to
get in and get stopped with
my 'non functional' Goodyear brakes. I barely cleared the trees on the top
of the hill and immediately
went into a gyrade of steep "S" turns and lost a lot of altitude quite
quickly (Sort of a 2 axis 'side
slip'). When I got as low and slow as I dared I levelled it off and
touched down at the beginning (there
were no numbers) end of the asphault. I had no problem at all getting
slowed down enough to make a
taxi-back before I ran out of runway.
I taxied up to the only hangar on the field and talked to the AP/IA
that was there doing an annual
on a guys C150. We made an appointment to get my annual done at a later
date and I departed with ease
(no mountain on the other end of the runway).
The IA told me later that when I made my first pass he told the owner
of the C150 to watch this
little plane come in as it had no 'barn doors' hanging under the wings
like his C150 does. When he saw
me coming in and doing all the "S" turns he yelled to the IA, "Oh my god,
he's going to crash"!
When I touched down (apparently somewhat under control) the IA said to
him "See, that's what you
should learn to do in case your electric flaps ever fail you".
Another page in the book called 'Experience'.
See ya Sunday at Albany. Try and get the rest of the Portland group to
come with you if you drive or
maybe they can carpool together if you fly '29H' down.
Bob Saville
Percy Wood wrote:
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>
> At 12:00 AM 3/25/02 -0800, Hartmut wrote:
> >Dear Larry.
> >Believe me I know the pain of flying in high mountainous areas.
>
> An excellent disertation, Hartmut. Just two comments:
> * The physics of the four-cycle, normally asperated
> engine dictate their power loss with altitude, not
> their design. All engines are basically air pumps.
> The more air pumped, the more power derived.
> But when there is less air to start with...
> * Sport Pilot, to which we may all have to go as our
> age advances, does not allow (to my recollection)
> any thing but normally asperated engines! Bummer.
> As to you, Larry. Fred W. designed the `coupe as
> an 'honest hundred miles-an-hour airplane.' I did not
> think it was true when I first flew 29H. That was in
> Roswell, New Mexico; field elevation 3,666 and hot.
> When I entered the Willamette Valley, I had to
> check at my first landing to see where they installed
> the afterburner!
> Percy in Portland
>
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