X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:54:20 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp108.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.198.207] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.8) with SMTP id 1996778 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:21:38 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.198.207; envelope-from=elippse@sbcglobal.net Received: (qmail 40813 invoked from network); 21 Apr 2007 03:20:34 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=sbcglobal.net; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MIMEOLE; b=QQSKzfnOCLFN+QPszqVus1o6WX3Lk3okbjL3/URJMq1NbsrHE+Fg7a2A2OiPBKSJyVpgdTgxmYcdhRnnDTVBmrAsYnrNvVj2B+EPlMFbbEy4lys1bBHrU+ipXerPQBqHX0AWHT27gQ3AXmNHiFx3vPBCith1Obz7nXrqak689OM= ; Received: from unknown (HELO Computerroom) (elippse@sbcglobal.net@69.229.201.181 with login) by smtp108.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 21 Apr 2007 03:20:34 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: IDLQpzQVM1lSvir1a1rGMXEmX0EzMHx36Zi4XAtjr3vNJGq.kEi9kl8.Ni.UGXMNEXeKxgQPLg-- X-Original-Message-ID: <000901c783c4$0e8e1650$b5c9e545@Computerroom> From: "Paul Lipps" X-Original-To: "Marv Kaye" Subject: Turn-around altitude X-Original-Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:20:46 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C78389.60E188A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C78389.60E188A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just to underscore the testing of Bob Mackey, for those of you in SoCal, = try a power-off landing on Santa Paula's, 4-22, 2650 X 60, pattern = altitude of 600' AGL; I do it all the time! 'Course, like Bob, my = Lancair 235 has a low-drag, high-pitch, fixed-pitch prop, so its = glide-ratio is pretty good. But even with a CS, I would think you could = compensate for the higher prop drag by shortening your pattern. 'Seems = to me that would be like having spoilers! Just chop power opposite the = approach end and fly it on down. The Shuttle can do it! Can't you? = Weren't any of you taught in Cubs like me? ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C78389.60E188A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Just to underscore the testing of Bob Mackey, = for those of=20 you in SoCal, try a power-off landing on Santa Paula's, 4-22, 2650 X 60, = pattern=20 altitude of 600' AGL; I do it all the time! 'Course, like Bob, my = Lancair 235=20 has a low-drag, high-pitch, fixed-pitch prop, so its glide-ratio is = pretty good.=20 But even with a CS, I would think you could compensate for the higher = prop drag=20 by shortening your pattern. 'Seems to me that would be like having=20 spoilers! Just chop power opposite the approach end and fly it on = down. The=20 Shuttle can do it! Can't you? Weren't any of you taught in Cubs like=20 me?
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