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Bob, I fly a '67 Alon, and do not land slower than 70. In fact, in gusty wind, or with extra weight I'll land at 80-85. That said, I'm usually off the runway in a thousand feet or less. The 'Coupe has very little float, so if you come in a little hot, you can bleed off speed in ground effect in a heartbeat, once you get used to it. The fella who trained me how to fly 'Coupes taught me that in a pinch I could land her at full cruise if the field is long enough, but to never ever land her too slow. Behind the power curve is an unhappy place to be; get too slow and you could drop her like a rock. You could land that 182 so slow partly because of those big ol' flaps, which we don't have. Leslie Holbrook Alon A2 N161LH (Flying Colors #1) Chester, CT 3B9 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] Re: Digest list: Ercoupe Technical discussion >(moderated) >Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 00:07:01 EDT > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > > >Can any one tell me the proper takeoff & landing speeds for a1966 Alon A2 >. > I have conflicting information. The Qwners Manual says for takeoff 65 >MPH and approch speed 70-80 MPH The Origional Flight Manual says >Landing >& takeoff at 65 MPH > >I am operating out of a1800' grass strip and landing at 70 MPH is a little >scary. If the grass is even a little wet you slide all over the place >70 MPH seem very fast to me. If you make a hard landing at that speed >something has to give. I was able to land my 182 slower then that. Any >advice would be apreciated before I break something. With a power off >stall >speed of 48 MPH I figure you should be able to land at about 60 to 65 >MPH. That's 1.3 times the stall speed. Iam a little afraid to try it at >my >grass strip due to the possibilty of ending up in the trees at the >aproach >end of my runway if Iam wrong. > >Any insite would be welcome. >Thanks >Bob Bullock >N5621F > >================================================================== >TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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