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At 10:46 PM 3/2/02 -0700, David Marshall wrote: >I would imagine the "G" would have the same V-speeds as the "D". If >that's the case, Vx is 50-60 MPH. >Vy is 70 MPH at sea level and 60 MPH at 10,000 ft. These numbers were >gleaned from the yellow POH. Most POHs are pretty good but there are more than a few pilots here who'll tell you to add 5-10MPH to those numbers. Especially the Vx number. Take your coupe up and see for yourself how well she (doesn't ) climbs at 50. Then figure out if that's what you'd like to see while looking at terrain. Same with Vy. Every coupe I've flown or flown in has fairly narrow band between 80 and 85 MPH IAS where the rate of climb comes up rather sharply. Several MPH either side of that, and you lose a couple hundred FPM. As for short field landings, the trick is getting slowed down without sinking You do that by carrying power. The number I've heard batted around is 1400 RPM. At that, you can get down to 72MPH or even less without sinking. Power off, you'd be falling like a stone. Just carry on over the threshold like that and when your ready to touch down start to flare first, then cut the power. You should settle slow and soft. Chop the power too soon, and the flare won't flare. You'll set it on the nosewheel. Too late, you balloon. And of course, if your engine dies on final in this mode, you're going right into the corn. This method will get you down and stopped on a football-field. If you do this, make sure you know how to recognize what sink looks like out the front window. The airspeed indicator isn't helping you at this point... ...the line is too fine and varies by temperature and humidity and load. If you can't *see* what sink looks like, don't try this. And be ready with the power, because you can't land out of a bad case of the sink. Only power will fix it. On the other hand if you are just a little careful, keep the pattern tight and don't carry extra altitude, you can get your 415 down in four or five hundred feet, zero wind. Without being in a spot where a dead engine leaves you short. So maybe the short field technique is 'practice.' Greg ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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