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Ditto on what everyone else has said regarding your landing
speeds. My condolences to the Piper driver for being banned from taking
Ercoupe rides with anyone on the list.
Al
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From: alan1
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 11:28 AM
Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] ercoupe landings
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I would like to get people's opinions as to
the 'proper' approach and landing procedures for my '46 415D. The other
day I took my airport next door neighbor, who owns a Piper commanche, on a
flight around Long Island. He had never flown in an Ercoupe before but he
has about 2000 hours of logged time in various other aircraft. All went
well until I was just about to put the wheels down on the runway when he grabbed
the yoke and pulled back on it because he thought we were coming in too
fast. I only have about 40 hours on the 'coupe but I did not get frazzled
(which surprised even me). I pushed forward on the controls and
landed smoothly. He apologized for reacting the way he did. I
usually operate at 75 to 80 mph on final, controlling my rate of descent with
the throttle. I flare just a little over the threshold and fly the plane
onto the runway, compensating for any crosswinds. Am I coming in too
fast? Should I try using more power with more back pressure and try to
land at a lower speed? My home airport, HWV, is a 4000', wide,
hard-surfaced runway. How about a landing at a 2700' grass
runway?
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