Just for comparison - it is possible to do a creditable "soft field" landing in an Alon. It helps to carry some power at 70-75MPH on the approach because the sink rate is so high at idle it's hard to judge the round out, even though there is enough energy left to do one and still float a bit.
Regarding your static source, I was surprised to find that
my altimeter had a bad case leak when I attempted to get the
system IFR certified. I had it rebuilt because it was
sensing cabin pressure.
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Jerry Eichenberger wrote:
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> The airspeed indicator in our D model is goofey, but it seems accurate
when >the canopy is split open at least 2 inches...
> I fly the approach at 75mph, and still float quite a bit on landing...
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