Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #27861
From: Marvin Kaye <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: HOW HARD IS A LANCAIR LEGACY TO FLY?
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:10:50 -0500
To: <lml>
Posted for "DONALD BEAM" <donaldbeam@earthlink.net>:

 I PURCHASED A LEGACY 3 MONTHS AGO.  I HAD TIME IN A 210 AND RV-6A AND 172.
 I HAD ABOUT 700 HOURS AT THE TIME.  THE LEGACY IS THE BEST BEHAVED PLANE I
 HAVE FLOWN. I KEEP MY SPEED AROUND 120KT ON BASE AND 100KT ON FINAL.  I HAVE
 LANDED IN A 15KT CROSSWIND NO PROBLEM.  THE HARDEST THING TO DO IS SLOW DOWN
 WITHOUT USING SPEED BRAKES AS YOU MAY ENTER PATTERN AT 220KT.  I HAVE NOT
 STALLED IT EXCEPT ON LANDING IN GROUND EFFECTS(ACTS LIKE ANY OTHER PLANE).
 THE RV'S ARE FINE PLANES BUT YOU CAN'T BEAT THE LEGACY FOR GETTING THERE.
 
 N9ZP
 
 
[Donald... thanks for jumping in.  In case you weren't aware, sending a message in all caps is the email equivalent of shouting.... please turn off your caps lock in the future.     <marv>          ]
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