Perhaps I didn't make clear: stopping the prop to reduce the drag is something ONLY to be even considered for when there ain't no power from the engine and you're pretty sure there won't be till much later AND you've just got to have that extra glide to get past the forest or make the shore-line.
I've never been brave enough, nor inclined, to turn off the engine or stop the prop for testing or practice. If I were to consider experimenting with this, I'd have a 5-10,000 foot airport below me. Then I'd have no pucker factor at all about doing a dead-stick landing. A no-power landing in the mid-west should be a choice of which field to choose. True, if the choice is between tall corn or beans, there's the probability of major damage and some chance of injury or death, but I wouldn't expect CURTAINS!! Larry wrote: > > Why a bad idea? Well, let me tell you. One time while up at about 6,000 agl, with > my instructor, we decided to stop the prop. Finally got it stopped, was falling > like a rock, and decided to let the wind flow restart it. Before it started to turn > over, we were about 1,500 agl, and I'd already messed my pants. What if it hadn't > turned over, and for some reason it didn't want to start with the starter? > CURTAINS!! > > Larry > > Ed Burkhead wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Ed said he had though of pulling up the nose (bad idea) to stop the prop. > > > > Please tell me more. Why would that be a bad idea? -- Ed Burkhead Peoria, Ill. Ercoupe N3802H, 415-D Never open an attachment with a ".exe" or ".com" or ".vbm" suffix. To be safe, turn off Microsoft's Visual Basic Macro execution option. Consider not using Outlook for mail - lots of viruses target its security flaws. __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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