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A quote from Jon Page ...and with the power off it will fall out of the sky below 70 to 75 M.P.H. like a chrome plated manhole cover. As I've read through the archives, I've come across similar references to how fast the ercoupe sinks when it gets slow. But being that the only planes I've piloted are the C150, C172 and Challenger Ultralights, my comprehension of how fast that is is limited. If I were to compare the 172's to the Challenger, the Challenger sinks much quicker on landing but is still very controllable during the sink. I've flown a few times now in an Ercoupe and have never felt the feeling of "falling out of the sky"... I'm sure the pilots flying them kept their speed up. The question comes when you have a power loss. My understanding is to keep the speed up to minimize the sink rate without power which ultimately gives you a lot less time to pick, manuvere and prepare for an emergency landing. If what I've written above is somewhat accurate, how does this high sink rate compare to other planes such as the Mooney, Bonanza, Piper Warriers and Cherokees? Do they all fly emergency power offs with the same degree of risk? I'm new to the Ercoupe. In fact I'm in the process of buying an Ercoupe. I am sold on the qualities of the coupe, I understand the need to manage the airspeed at all times of normal maneuvers and am ok with that, I'm just a little nervous about the amount of time that will be available to manage a power out situation once I've set my glide to be at 80mph+. I guess coming from a Challenger where you fly "low and slow", I will need to fly "faster and higher" to give myself more time if/when that time comes. Comments would be appreciated. Thanks, Jeff ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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