Return-Path: Received: from pop3.olsusa.com ([63.150.212.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 3.5b5) with ESMTP id 921320 for rob@logan.com; Wed, 10 Oct 2001 21:14:50 -0400 Received: from ws-01.olsusa.com ([207.30.195.16]) by pop3.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-71866U8000L800S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Wed, 10 Oct 2001 21:02:34 -0400 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20011010211430.00a24460@pop3.olsusa.com> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 21:17:00 -0400 To: lancair.list@olsusa.com From: Marvin Kaye Subject: Landing technique - LNC2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Posted for "Edmond de Chazal" : I cringed at the report of a prop strike on landing recently relayed here. My own experience is that I get much better landings with the flaps set at about 60% of their full travel. This way the plane is easier to flair into a nose high position so that I can touch down on the mains first. With full flaps, it is easy to touch down on the nose wheel first, which kicks the nose up causing a balloon back into the air. You are also tempted to push over to get the plane back down, putting the prop at risk. On the other hand, the real problem is coming in with too much speed with full flaps since you should be able to hold it off with full flaps till the speed drops, the nose comes up, and the = mains touch down. So, I suggest landing with about half flaps for now until you get the feel of setting it down properly on the mains. I fly the pattern at 85 to 90 kts (my AOA sport shows the second yellow light at 80-85 kts depending on conditions). Then feed in more flaps and slow it down to 80 kts as you get comfortable. Keep power in until the flair starts then pull it off, all off. I was keeping some power in throughout the flare initially but found this simply delayed touch down and consumed a lot of runway. We heard a report some time ago from a fellow that flew a steep and slow approach and was unable to flair before striking the runway and damaging the landing gear and plane. I think he said he flew the approach at 80kts. Because of this report, I've been keeping speed high, too high (I use 3000 feet of runway to land). My stall speed is 60 kts, so 1.3 times this is 78 kts which is where I believe I should be flying my approaches. This should also give plenty of energy for a flair and will require far less runway. I love to hear what others have found to work. Regards, Ed de Chazal >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>