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larry. When flying low speeds in a Coupe I noticed the diffrence load does to the flying characteristics. At full gross 1400 # , we have been probably heavier, the plane would stall at 56 miles like adverstised - power off. When flying alone I can get down to 45 and have no bigger punishment than a slightly bigger sink rate ( power off) . I would not recomment flying 45 on final though. Hartmut MAGIC VAC wrote: > I guess my Coupe was abnormal. It actually flew like the book says it > should. 58 mph was fall out of the sky speed-throttle off. I hear some of > these 45-48 mph still flying speeds and wonder what you've done to make the > plane outperform the published specifications. > > Larry > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hartmut" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "MAGIC VAC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Ralph.Maria Finch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Ercoupe Hangar Flying" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 1:31 PM > Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Slowest Cruise Speeds > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > Larry. Check your airspeed meter. I can fly my Coupe at 45 MPH with tanks > half empty and just me in it > > (190 ##) - no stall , full throttle though. > > To repeat the story of our second Coupe: That one had an airspeed meter > showing bullshit , someone put > > a worthless piece of ยง$%t into his plane just to save some money. arghh. > landing that plane at speeds > > around 65 was only possible with full power on final. After replacing the > airspeed meter normal > > readings appeared and normal behavior of the Coupe too. > > I tried several times to land the plane at 60 - 70 like the book wants > it - all that ended just in a > > very fast decent and a hard bounce. No good. > > God knows what speed I was really flying. I had to hold 80 on final. to > fly a normal approach. Of > > course these 80 MPH were just a fiction - something what the airspeed > meter was making up. > > > > I think it is a very good idea to have the airspeed meter checked from > time to time especially since > > the coupe starts sinking when reaching lower speeds . > > > > By the way . I believe this tendency to sink is just the trade off needed > by design to keep the coupe > > in a controllable flying condition at low speeds. The Cessnas might be > better sail planes but they > > probably stall then more abrupt, while Weick's planes are just gently > lowering the noses and just lose > > altitude. > > > > If you know what to expect - I think Weick's planes are easier to deal > with. > > > > So you might come down fast and land hard instead of stalling the plane on > final - make your own > > judgment. > > (oh yes, I know Cessnas have flaps and ercoupes don't , I see it more like > this: Cessnas need flaps and > > Ercoupes don't) > > > > Hartmut > > > > MAGIC VAC wrote: > > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > If I had tried to fly around at 50 ias, I'd be on the ground. I get so > > > tired of you guys telling me that you fly at 50, cause for me to do that > I'd > > > have had to be at full throttle just to keep from falling out of the > sky. > > > It certainly wouldn't have been fun. > > > > > > Larry > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Ralph.Maria Finch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Ercoupe Hangar Flying" <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 8:05 AM > > > Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Slowest Cruise Speeds > > > > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > any > > > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm with Hartmut. > > > > > > > > I can fly around at below 50mph IAS all day and not > > > > lose altitude with the correct throttle setting. Of > > > > course that wouldn't be considered a normal cruise, > > > > but it's certainly possible. > > > > > > > > The original poster seemed to want to fly in cruise > > > > with his buddies with their slower airplanes. This is > > > > easily done (70-80 mph) with no harm to anything > > > > except your sanity, you will be bored silly at those > > > > speeds. The Coupes make much better use of their > > > > ponies than most aircraft. > > > > > > > > As for "falling out of the sky" at lower airspeeds, > > > > why propagate that myth?? The Coupes sink more than > > > > the notorious Cessna floaters that we are all trained > > > > on, but that simply means it takes a couple of flights > > > > to learn new habits. I quickly came to appreciate the > > > > Coupes' characteristics and now dislike the Cessnas' > > > > tendency to resist landing. My landings are > > > > consistently much better with the Coupes. > > > > > > > > ---------------------------- > > > > From: Hartmut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: > > > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Slowest Cruise Speeds > > > > > > > > That does not make sense. > > > > When flying slow , the engine does not generate much > > > > heat, the cowl > > > > flaps on a Coupe are wide open all > > > > the time and I doubt a extreme nose high attitude is > > > > given at speeds at > > > > around 85 MPH.... > > > > I find my Coupe extreme nose high with 45 MPH, but > > > > would not consider > > > > this a practical low speed flying > > > > technique. > > > > All other Speeds should allow for sufficient cooling > > > > in regard to the > > > > power setting. > > > > > > > > Hartmut > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. 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