I have never done that. Pulled the prop to idle many times but never stop and then nose up to really stop it. Will have to try that. But I'm such a coward I will have an instructor with me when I try it. Good training that I hope I never need.
Ray_pilot New Orleans On Sun, Nov 3, 2024 at 3:10 PM John Gotschall via KRnet < [email protected]> wrote: > Landing with a stopped prop is different. I had an instructor who would > have me practice that in a C150. > > The thing I did not expect that stood out was it took effort to stop the > prop. Even with no fuel it would windmill, producing more drag. > > To stop it we'd have to nose up until near stall to reduce the airflow to > the point engine compression overcame the windmill tendency from airflow, > and the prop finally stopped. > > Once stopped it would find some place to rest, not always avoiding > straight up and down. > > Bumping the starter could reposition the prop (we thought horizontal > better than vertical). > > I haven't done that in decades, but probably should do it in what I am > currently flying. > > jg > > > -- > KRnet mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet >
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