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You guy's make it sound like you have to use power on landing and land at 70 mph.You know that not true. ( I know some Ercoupe pilots never make nice tickle landings.. we always try to make a landing you can hardly feel) I made many of spot landings without no more than clearing the engine now and than. Keep your glide 65-70 and flare when about ten ft. and you'll grease it in on the mains. Our airport is 4400 ft. Some say a Tr-Pacer sinks like a rock also. to that I say fuey, after all were not flying gliders. Jim Phelps. ----- Original Message ----- From: "jag" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ercoupe" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 4:42 PM Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Chrome Plated Manhole Cover > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > 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 > > > ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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