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pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:19 am Post subject: pitot

Hi John,

 took your advice and rerouted the pitot head to the  lower part of the starboard wing strut. Actually fitted it about 3 weeks ago but  no opportunity to fly until last night. Strongish wind so did several runs in  different direction to try and get a mean airspeed reading which was something  like the GPS display.  Seems to have worked reasonably well. Not spot on  but good enough for government work. Always fly finals by the seat of my pants  anyway.

 Thanks

  

 Pat

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John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:49 am Post subject: pitot

Patrick:

  

 You are a better pilot than me.

  

 I still must use an ASI, primarily when shooting  approaches.  Helps me keep a margin of safe airspeed above stall in an  environment of air I can not see.

  

 Take care,

  

 john h

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Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:42 am Post subject: pitot

You are a better pilot than  me.>>

  

 Ha ha! Well done John. Best joke of the day so far.  it is just that I am so concentrated on that last hundred yards, the height of  the hedge, where the wind is coming from, is a sheep going to run into my path?  am I clear of the electicity pylons etc., that after a quick glance at the ASI  when  I close the throttle as I turn finals I don`t have time to look at  the damn thing.

  

 Circuits are fairly informal affairs at my farm  strip. There are only about 9 or 10 of us on hangared there and visitors are  few. Apart from always flying LH circuit everyone plans their own. I usually fly  downwind at  around 600ft,check for other traffic, lose about  100/150ft on the totally curved crosswind component and if everything works  right I should straighten up in line with the strip with throttle  closed, nose down, speed nailed, final glide established.

  

 I do not fly 5 degree `bomber` appoaches. If the  engine is going to quit I do not want to be half a mile from the strip with 200  feet on the clock. Done that.

  

 Cheers

  

 Pat

 



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