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Subject: RE: [LML] Stability of the Legacy FG
Thread-Topic: [LML] Stability of the Legacy FG
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From: "Halle, John" <JJHALLE@stoel.com>

I can't speak for the fixed gear but my retractable Legacy is AMAZINGLY =
stable.  I can trim it up and fly hands off in calm air or mild chop for =
a minute or more without control input.  There is a difference between =
control responsiveness and stability.  There is a huge difference in =
control responsiveness between a Legacy and a C-182 (or pick your =
favorite spam can.)  The difference requires some getting used to when =
moving from one type to the other but I personally find a very =
responsive aircraft easier to fly as long as I have accurate, three-axis =
trim.  Stability is a characteristic that causes an airplane either to =
resist deviation from its current vector or to induce an opposite =
response to any such deviation.  From what I can tell of my Legacy, it =
has excellent stability characteristics, at least equal to most of the =
spam cans I have flown.  Again, don't know about the FG.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Kennedy [mailto:bill_kennedy_3@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 6:32 PM
Subject: RE: [LML] Stability of the Legacy FG


My Lancair 320 is not comparable to a Cessna 182 in stability either. I=20
wouldn't care to fall asleep at the controls for five minutes and let it =
fly=20
itself. That said, I've flown many four plus hour cross country flights =
and=20
never suffered mental fatigue from the experience. I don't have an=20
auto-pilot yet, and don't lay awake nights dreaming about how nice it =
will=20
be to get one. I have no trouble hand flying the plane to ATP standards =
(not=20
true the first twenty hours or so).

I suspect the Legacy is a goosy little speedster like the 320. A joy to =
fly,=20
but not stable like the C182. Take your pick, but you can't have both.

Bill