P.S.  I haven't transcribed the entire taped interview but here are a few
other excerpts:

 

http://edburkhead.com/Ercoupe/coupe_landings.htm 

 

Ed

 

 

 

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Ed Burkhead
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 7:20 PM
To: 'David Winters'; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] Re pattern and landing speed(s)

 

 

Dave,

 

Please let me quote from my favorite Coupe reference, from an interview I
did personally with him in 1991:

 

Question: "With the thing all the way down, one gentleman said, it was
supposed to touch with all three wheels at the same time."

Fred Weick: "Not at all.  I don't know who said that and that's an absolute
untruth.  You can fly it on if you have to but my own preference is to fly
it so it touches down very close to minimum speed just as you would a
taildragger.  There's no reason in the world why you shouldn't make a nice
soft smooth landing at the lowest speed you can get.  On the other hand, it
isn't important that you do that. 

 

Ed


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