At 06:30 AM 5/16/00 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If I do a power off from downwind to simulate engine fail, if I am past >the end of the runway with no wind,
Which end? Departure or landing end? >it seems like it is a little challenging to hit the runway numbers. Well, if you're down at the departure end, and there's no wind, presumably you'd go for the near end, right? Or you might elect to land down-wind, or to attempt a cross-runway or taxiway. Assuming ample runway, 'hitting the runway numbers' is not desirable in practice. If you do so, you've left yourself no margin for error (like that bloody patch of 'sink' that always seems to inhabit the corn field just this side of the threshold). If you hit the numbers on a simulated engine out, then there was an equal chance of being a little short as being a little long. Given a choice, then, you want to try to aim for spot that is far enough down the runway to allow safe stopping, but not on the numbers. >The VSI is running about 700 to 800 FPM. Does that >seem to be a good vertical decent? That's about what an Erglider does, in my experience. > I dont trust the airspeed indicator or a >least would like to be able to support it with a correlation from the VSI, >anyone else have a VSI recommendation? To me it's a matter of practicing. It makes a pleasant afternoon diversion, provided you remember to turn on carb heat and clear the engine. Hard to do on weekends if the patten is busy, but you can get a lot of practice on a weekday when nobody is home. A key thing to remember is that the power-off sink at any given speed below about 75-80 is much greater than it is power on. There is no 'stretching it' with the Coupe, and you're going to fly quite a bit longer at 80 than you will at 70. Greg __________________________________________________________________________ ______ 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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