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BE very careful not to fall below stall or it could become difficult to arrest your desent even with full throttle.Your spot landing could become the shape of your coupe.AND be verwy verwy hard on your gear as well. Dennis in Ill 99564 baby it's cold outside
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Ralph Finch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> From: "Eliacim Cortes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] Soft and short filed landings
>
> I am having extreme difficulties learning soft and short
> field landings in my 415C. My CFI is very experienced with
> Cessna / Piper but he is kind of new to Ercoupes. Whatever I
> read on short and soft field landings for other planes will
> not necessarily translate well to the Ercoupe.
Speed control is the key. At altitude, practice precise slow flight. Use
the throttle to maintain altitude at different slow speeds, all the way to
full up elevator and near stall (or mush). Practice gentle turns in both
directions.
Once you get comfortable with this, begin landings with lower and lower
airspeed on final and over-the-fence. You'll need to add throttle to slow
your descent rate, since the Coupes are not floaters, unlike the Cessnas.
You should be able to touch down gently (soft field) using the throttle to
control your descent rate (since you have no excess airspeed to flare).
Your landing roll will be very short since your landing speed is so low.
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