Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2004 20:00:50 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.202.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b5) with ESMTP id 141009 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 05 Jun 2004 17:56:59 -0400 Received: from cc1860069a (pcp09040864pcs.rocsth01.mi.comcast.net[69.244.182.42]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc13) with SMTP id <20040605215627016000gok1e>; Sat, 5 Jun 2004 21:56:27 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <025f01c44b47$a4aa4540$2ab6f445@rocsth01.mi.comcast.net> From: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: 320 stall characteristics X-Original-Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 17:54:13 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_025C_01C44B26.1CD86280" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_025C_01C44B26.1CD86280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Bill - My 360 stalls at 60 knots dirty. Like you said, you'd have to = be dead to miss the signals. My plane's signals are mushy controls, = wobbly roll stability and a little buffet. It will drop a wing = depending on which side the ball rolled to. Rudder is the only way to = center the ball, and I've found the rudder will pick the wing back up. = But, it's tough keeping the ball centered. After a wing drop, I've = never let it roll over past 60 degrees. Meanwhile the gear minder is = screaming (if the gear's up), and the angle of attack system is blaring. = With all the racket, and the feel of the plane, I'm just not tempted to = spend any time in that part of the flight envelope. The angle of attack = system puts me between 85 and 90 knots depending on loading, in the = pattern, and I never go below 80 until into the flair. I've never had a = hint of a problem carrying enough energy to flair to touch down. =20 Ed de Chazal N361DC ------=_NextPart_000_025C_01C44B26.1CD86280 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Bill - My 360 stalls at 60 knots = dirty. Like you=20 said, you'd have to be dead to miss the signals. My plane's = signals are=20 mushy controls, wobbly roll stability and a little buffet. It will = drop a=20 wing depending on which side the ball rolled to. Rudder is the = only way to=20 center the ball, and I've found the rudder will pick the wing back = up. =20 But, it's tough keeping the ball centered. After a wing drop, I've = never=20 let it roll over past 60 degrees. Meanwhile the gear minder is = screaming=20 (if the gear's up), and the angle of attack system is blaring. = With all=20 the racket, and the feel of the plane, I'm just not tempted to spend any = time in=20 that part of the flight envelope. The angle of attack system puts = me=20 between 85 and 90 knots depending on loading, in the pattern, and I = never go=20 below 80 until into the flair. I've never had a hint of a problem = carrying=20 enough energy to flair to touch down.

Ed de Chazal

N361DC

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