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Tony,
I was sort of in your spot when I bought my Coupe. My instructor
wouldn't even go fly with me - "Go ahead, you'll be alright," he said.
And he was mostly right.
Key info:
Power off stall recovery:
In a Coupe, you aren't stalled even with full back pressure. You will
feel some burbling since a partial stall starts at the wing root and
spreads outward on a diagonal line from the front wing root backward.
This burbling air passes over the tail and helps keep the tail from
being forced down far enough to allow a full stall. To "recover," just
relax the back pressure a fraction.
Approach speed:
The power off minimum flying speed ("stall speed" on anything else) of a
D model is near 50-55 mph. To determine the approach speed, go up to
medium altitude and find the minimum flying speed in YOUR airplane with
YOUR airspeed indicator. (Be aware that old airspeed indicators
sometimes get way off - mine was off by 15 mph.) Once you find YOUR
minimum flying speed, multiply that times 1.3 times to get a good
approach speed.
Flying the approach at a speed lower than 1.3 times minimum flying speed
will give you high sink and you'd BETTER drop the nose at a few hundred
feet to get airspeed back to use for a flare. (Flying at a lower
airspeed than 1.3, with power, is a standard short field approach I was
taught in my training. Be aware it can leave you in trouble if you DO
have power failure low and slow.)
Flying the approach at a speed higher than 1.3 times minimum flying
speed will give a flatter approach and leave you with excess energy
you'll need to bleed off in a long float.
I'd suggest you and your instructor both read the frequently asked
questions section (FAQ) on http://www.ercoupe.org/ercoupers_faq.htm
which will also give you lots more information about Coupe flying and
crosswind landing.
Welcome to Couping!
Ed Burkhead
http://edburkhead.com/
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From: tony cascino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 5:55 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] coupe questions and coupe parts for sale
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Hello,
I am new to the coupe community. Just purchased a 1946 C with D mods.
Love it!!! Have many questions, I am a student pilot with 13 hrs under
my
belt. I have an excellent instructor, but he is not familiar with the
coupe's flying characteristics. Therefor I have a few questions:
What is the power off stall recovery procedures?
Approach speed?
I have also purchased a 68 Alon, lots of parts are available for sale.
Just let me know.
Thanks
Tony - New York
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