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Hey Jan:: fly up to Castle and try it, 15,000 feet of runway. I did five touch and goes on it about two years ago. Wayne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan E Zanutto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 11:12 AM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] approach and landing speeds > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Hi Ed, > > you made the comment that raising the nose never increases glide > distance- I agree. When I first started flying I started in gliders, and > we were taught that when in a descent with no lift (sinking) the best > glide speed should be used. But, in an emergency if we find ourselves low > and landing off- field with obstacles present we were taught to put the > nose down and start building speed. As we approached the obstacle that > was between us and our desired landing spot we were taught the only way > to NOT hit the obstacle was to aim for it! Low, in ground effect at about > 100+ mph I practiced it over and over, coming up on the obstacle and at > the last minute, popping up over it, and then settling into the desired > landing spot. > > I havent attempted this in a coupe yet, and I really dont plan to unless > I have to. But one day I did prove it in a Cessna 152. What was I doing > flying one of those???? Well my CFI friend owned it and was giving me > some dual in it- anyway he cut the power on me short of the field, and I > immediately dove for the fence at the end of the runway instead of > pulling the nose up and trying to stretch it. I scared the heck out of > him, he insisted that I should have landed off-field parallel to the > fence near a canal ditch. He did not let me continue my approach and > added power. With the speed that I was building I would have easily > cleared the fence and touched down on the end of the runway. > > I'd love to find a big open field somewhere and try to experiment with > it. > > Jan Z > ========================================================================== == == > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/ > > > > > ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/
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