Message-ID: <000f01c07e4e$408b6540$ad22c5a9@olympus.net>
From: "R & A Colebrook" <rossann@azstarnet.com>
To: "Lancair List" <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
Subject: 235 handling
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 10:20:10 -0700
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Bryan,

I have a 235 with a 235 engine which I built and have flown about 150 hours.
Performance is as Lancair advertised.  It is a sensitive airplane but has no
really bad characteristics, but it is not forgiving of sloppy piloting.
When flown like a big airplane, power on approaches, good stabilized final
approaches with the base leg well out, right on the speed numbers over the
fence and busy feet, it behaves well.  Tight in power-off approaches have an
alarming descent rate with only one chance to flair.  I don't fly them
except in training with an instructor very experienced in these kinds of
homebuilts..

If your experience is all Cessna or Piper you will need several hours of
good dual to feel comfortable.  The accident history has several fatal
accidents from stalling in the turn from base to final. (including the
company 235).  I highly recommend the AOA system with it's visual and audio
warnings well before a stall.

Ross W. Colebrook
N7828

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