RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Learning about Coupe flying

[Ed Burkhead]

----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----   Scott said: > You can still bring a Coupe in slow as long as you have the > power in with it. I can slow mine to about 55mph if not a little > less with some power.   Scott,   You’re right and I’ve done that a couple of times for short field landings.  Dragging it in with power at low airspeed is the short field procedure I was taught in training.  After a no-float landing, it gives a very short ground roll.  The trouble is, any power loss leaves you low and slow with an almost flat vector – but you need a very steep vector to MAINTAIN your airspeed when the airspeed is that low in a Coupe.  Trouble!   On the other hand, with my normal approach, I can land in fields that are shorter than I could use to take off.   The dragging-in, short field procedure was useful one spring when the whole field was frozen each morning for takeoff but the middle was squishy mud by the time I came home.  Only the rarely used ends of the field were good, solid grass so landings had to be VERY short.  (Once my plane was stuck in the mud in the middle of the field overnight and I had to go out at dawn to clear it off the field.)  Oh, the fun I’ve had!  ;-)   Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]    -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 6:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; flyin@ercoupers.com Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Learning about Coupe flying   You can still bring a Coupe in slow as long as you have the power in with it. I can slow mine to about 55mph if not a little less with some power. In Ed's case though, that wasnt possible. In my opinion though, I would take at least a flight insturctor with me. The best scenerio is a CFI with Coupe experience. Then a pilot with Coupe time. And after that, at least a CFI or someone who has a large amount of time in a variety or airplanes. Lets face it, taking an unfamiliar plane up solo the first time is not a good idea....this is of course if you are fairly low time (less than 400 hours). A CFI can at least be there to help in an emergancy. At least with the radio's or finding a field or anything. But this is just my opinion. Scott N94428 '50G ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/