X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:22:43 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail04.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.185] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with ESMTPS id 3596282 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:18:45 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.185; envelope-from=gerardoconnell@optusnet.com.au Received: from localhost.localdomain (webmail08.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.133.113]) by mail04.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id n3P9I41o019127 for ; Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:18:04 +1000 X-Original-Message-Id: <200904250918.n3P9I41o019127@mail04.syd.optusnet.com.au> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.420 (Entity 5.420) Received: from c210-49-175-173.mckinn1.vic.optusnet.com.au ([210.49.175.173]) by webmail08.syd.optusnet.com.au with http (user=gerardoconnell@optusnet.com.au); Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:18:04 +1000 From: gerardoconnell@optusnet.com.au X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:18:04 +1000 Subject: Re: [LML] Re: where to get ASI? 2100' riduculously short for a Lancair. As a novice Lancair flyer, I have made a 2145 strip with a 15 kt headwind and standing on the brakes. The pucker factor was quite high. In hindsight I should have refused and accepted a cross wind for the alternative 8250 ' main runway at sunshine coast airport. I have landed on 2640' strip with new grove wheels and brakes but would not want to make it a regular thing if I had the choice. Another consideration is the width of the strip-it is very easy to get blown off the runway with a 15-20 kt cross wind on a narrow strip. Almost left the runway once on "wide" runway (3000' + landing distance) and wind at touchdown happened to gust to 22 kt all cross wind (outside limits for aircraft). Gerard > Keith Smith wrote: > > Thank you for all of the replies, it's been very helpful. I've elected > to > take Ian up on his offer and will be buying his AIS from his 360, which > was > originally supplied by Lancair. > > I am sure the time will come when I need to call Michelle, though, so > thanks > for the info, Bob! > > The timetable for obtaining the plane has been accelerated, it's being > delivered on Monday to my local airport. I haven't been able to sleep > well > for the past 3 nights...it's all quite exciting. It's a 1992 small tail > 360 > with an O-360. N360JH > > The owner's CFI will be ferrying it from Kentucky to my home airport, > Lincoln Park (N07). If the demo ride isn't a complete cluster, the deal > will > be sealed, and training will begin the very same day. I have about 130 > hours in DA-20's/40's (low wing with a stick), the remaining 170hrs are > in...*deep breath* 172's. Clearly this is a big step up, and I will > take > the training seriously, taking as long as is needed to become > comfortable > with the plane. My home strip has 2100ft and 2600ft available for > landing (1 > runway, displaced thresholds), so I know this will be somewhat tight. > > If, after the training, I don't feel completely comfortable with that > strip, > I will house the plane at another nearby airport, 20 mins away (instead > of > N07, which is 3 mins from the house!). > > I suppose it wouldn't be a bad idea to ask the list members for their > opinions on basing a 'stock' 360 out of a 2100/2600/2900ft strip (rwy 1 > ldg > length, rwy 19 ldg length, 1/19 usable length for takeoff, > respectively). > My original home airport was 2600ft (KSQL in northern california). > > Thanks for the welcome. This looks like a high quality list. > > Keith