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wnorth(at)sdccd.edu
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 Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 6:50 am Post subject: Airspeeds |
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While I think we can prove that an airplane will perform best at some
specific speed like 91.23098 kts I would defy anyone to be able to keep it
at that airspeed, particularly on a gusty day with thermals and in an
emergency, while you are actually supposed to be looking out versus pegging
your eyes to interior gauges.
Reduce your mental workload by keeping it simple. 90kts for everything in
the ATA or an emergency, 70kts for anything with flaps out. On this latter
one if you are not comfortable with the airplane kick that up to 75 or 80
kts, but know that this will cause you to float a bit as you rotate to touch
down.
Practice slow flight ASAP and often, we should all do this... the advice is
straight from the mouth of Dick VanGrunsven. Then use 70 kts for all flaps
down operations.
The 90kts value also gives you more time to process things, see other
aircraft, make sounder decisions etc. as opposed to screaming into downwind
at warp factor 12 only to piss off some poor C150 as you climb up their
static port...
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denis.walsh(at)comcast.ne
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| Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 7:09 am Post subject: Airspeeds |
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Wheeler, this one will likely stir up a blizzard of responses.
Piloting techniques do vary quite a bit. I look forward to reading a
lot of information and misinformation.
As for me, I want to go on record as agreeing with you 100%.
D. Walsh
On Jun 4, 2010, at 8:49 , Wheeler North wrote:
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While I think we can prove that an airplane will perform best at some
specific speed like 91.23098 kts I would defy anyone to be able to
keep it
at that airspeed, particularly on a gusty day with thermals and in an
emergency, while you are actually supposed to be looking out versus
pegging
your eyes to interior gauges.
Reduce your mental workload by keeping it simple. 90kts for
everything in
the ATA or an emergency, 70kts for anything with flaps out. On this
latter
one if you are not comfortable with the airplane kick that up to 75
or 80
kts, but know that this will cause you to float a bit as you rotate
to touch
down.
Practice slow flight ASAP and often, we should all do this... the
advice is
straight from the mouth of Dick VanGrunsven. Then use 70 kts for all
flaps
down operations.
The 90kts value also gives you more time to process things, see other
aircraft, make sounder decisions etc. as opposed to screaming into
downwind
at warp factor 12 only to piss off some poor C150 as you climb up
their
static port...
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