X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mx2.netapp.com ([216.240.18.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c3j) with ESMTPS id 4940573 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:48:18 -0400 Received-SPF: softfail receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.240.18.37; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.63,324,1299484800"; d="scan'208";a="540030191" Received: from smtp1.corp.netapp.com ([10.57.156.124]) by mx2-out.netapp.com with ESMTP; 08 Apr 2011 08:47:28 -0700 Received: from [10.62.16.232] (ernestc-laptop.hq.netapp.com [10.62.16.232]) by smtp1.corp.netapp.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/NTAP-1.6) with ESMTP id p38FlR6C009197 for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2011 08:47:28 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4D9F2E09.90908@nc.rr.com> Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:47:21 -0400 From: Ernest Christley Reply-To: echristley@nc.rr.com User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (X11/20100623) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Tracy's RV-8 Wings - LSA RV-4 References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit tonyslongez@cox.net wrote: > Ken I wouldn't worry to much about the speed I mean nobody has a radar gun on you. So if your in the middle of no-where fly it as fast as it will go I say. All they can realy check is the weight for the cert after that only you know how fast you are going. > > I never understood the fascination with limiting the top speed anyway. As long as you're not approaching the structural limits of the craft, speed, altitude and horsepower are valuable insurance. Is there ANY pilot EVER that was upset that he got above the trees sooner, or had to many options after being turned into a glider? Setting a minimum landing speed is pure genius if the goal is to maximize safety, but I can't fathom how limits on the other factors is anything other than bureaucratic brain freeze. I would very much like to be enlightened on this.