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Hi Scott, Welcome to couper ownership. I agree with the others I would suspect the guages are faulty to some degree. If they are original or even old replacements get em fixed or replaced at your expence of course :) I have had similar experiences and used the GPS to figure and a had held Tach to check the mounted tach which was 200 off.over the fence lite 70 mph- heavy, 75-80 or so 800 fpm is nearly a power off decent check the alignment of that guage too --- scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm > before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Hello Fellow Ercoupe owners - > > I am a new owner of a 1947 415E. I am also learning > to fly (so if I use wrong terminology, > bear with me) > > I was hoping a few of you might take the time to > help me with some questions I have re: the 'coupe. > > > Q-1 > > What is the best landing technique? We have a 800 > FPM sink rate on final aproach and not much time for > a flare > or a mistake. Power is 1500 rpm on approach and at > idle from ~ 500 feet from the run way @ ?? ft > altitude. > The nose is down and we try and maintain about 70 > mph. > > The thing sinks like a rock! What are we doing > wrong? (see Q-2) > > Q-2 During level flight, the The cordinated turn > indicator never completely centers..could this be > the rigging > and also compound the landing problem...ie. > slipping during approach? > > Q-3 What is the glide ratio of this aircraft? How > well does this aircraft do in an emergancy situation > (pilot skill aside)? > > > Thanks for your help > > Scott > > ============================================================================== > To leave this forum go to: > http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on > http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/ > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/
