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TRY A TOUCH DOWN WITH BRAKES LOCKED ITS MENTIONED IN THE OWNERS MANUL FOR A SHORT FIELD LANDING. I HAVE DID IT. GREAT EXPERIENCE. COYT JOHNSTON N37130 ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Wilkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 9:22 AM Subject: Re: [COUPERS] Stalls > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > I don't know about the rest of you, but I've found that the best solution for a fast touch down, is a good > set of brakes. I fully believe that I could lock them babies up if I had to. I used to fly a Colt that had > little or no brakes. The runway sloped at about 5 degrees. If you were landing down hill, it sometimes got > pretty iffy if you'd get stopped or not. Many's the time I was zigzagging down the runway as hard as I > could to get her stopped before the 4800 ft. strip turned into sagebrush. As the end of the runway > approached, I'd curse those leaky cylinders that let the brake fluid leak out. Never could get them to work > right. > > Larry > > Bob Saville wrote: > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > My grass strip is 1700 feet (at 580' msl) and I usually use about half of it. (Of course grass slows > > you down a little quicker than hard surfaces do.) > > > > Bob Saville > > > > N161LH 3B9 wrote: > > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > "Now most of us are using 4000 ft. plus there is no need to be so slow on > > > final." > > > > > > PS: 3B9 is 2007' if you're landing to the south. Never had a problem. > > > > > > Leslie Holbrook > > > Alon A2 N161LH (Flying Colors #1) > > > Chester, CT 3B9 > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ > > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > __________________________________________________ > > 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 > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------- > Click here for Free Video!! > http://www.gohip.com/free_video/ > > > __________________________________________________ > 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 > __________________________________________________ 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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