What Glide? On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 10:09:29 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> At 06:31 AM 7/26/00 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >hello all.. i have just purchased a 1946 ercoupe serial #3382 and love it. I > >am finishing my liscense in a cessena 172 but with my liscense complete will > >devote my flying to the coupe. I have flown it a couple of times and love > >the way it lands. really smooth. > > Congratulations on a good choice. The more I fly Ercoupes, the more I dislike > the way Skyshlocks fly. > > One thing to remember, however, is that the 172 will forgive something an > Ercoupe will not. That is, get slow down final, and the 172 will just shorten > its landing roll and make you look like a genius. > > In an Ercoupe, an alarming sink rate will develop and you'll smack the runway > or the cornfield in front of it. > > So be very conscious of your airspeed, especially given that the Ercoupe is > content with a 10MPH more than the 172 wants. > > Also, learn to recognize what developing sink looks like... ...if you've been > flying a 172 it's quite possible that you've not been trained to recognize the > tell-tale signs of an airplane that is on pitch but below airspeed and starting > to sink. Get to know the speeds (both power on and power off) that the > sink starts to develop at, and learn how to avoid it when necessary and to > use it in place of flaps and slips when necessary. > > Go out and practice some dead-stick landings as well. You'll find that the > 'Coupe wants you to turn towards the runway a lot sooner than the 172, > but is easier to get down. Just don't try and 'stretch' the glide! > > 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 _______________________________________________________ Say Bye to Slow Internet! http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html __________________________________________________________________________ ______ 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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