Bill,
You said "My most consistent problem has been the urge to land at the
beginning of the runway instead of a third or so down, and then running
out of energy."  
Until you get completely comfortable with your plane's glide (and
hopefully have a runway with over 3000') I was once instructed to aim
for the middle of the runway in an emergency.....this has worked well as
I can normally loose airspeed but never gain "energy"....just my
thoughts.

John C. Bohn- Lancair 320-800 hrs, lancair 4P-200 hrs.

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From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of
Bill Kennedy
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 6:52 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Training (Engine Out Practice)

There's another fly in the ointment here. I've had very good luck
with my practice engine out work (fixed pitch prop, engine in idle),
but not perfect. I've always gotten to a landable spot, but several
times I've blown the final pattern and had to add power to make a
landing. Every case is a little different: different landing surface
length; different winds; different starting altitude. It's obvious to
me that practice is more of a factor than knowing precisely what your
glide ratio is. I can tell straight away, without involving too many
brain cells, whether my plane is going to reach a given spot. I do
the math, just to add confidence, but if I set speed and see where
the plane is going always works. My most consistant problem has been
the urge to land at the beginning of the runway instead of a third or
so down, and then running out of energy.

Just my thoughts -- hope it adds to the discussion.


Bill Kennedy
N42BK

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