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Lorn:
At an airport like the one on Orcas Island, I maintain 110 knots through
the base-final turn, then carry 100 knots until short final, when I
bring it down to the 97 knot range. I bring the prop in (three-blade
Hartzell) on final, and I come down steeply. Just before the threshold
I slow more, so that I'm over the fence at about 95 knots. I shed
considerable speed in the flare, of course, but I'm not sure what my
speed is at touchdown. When I flare well and keep the nose up, the roll
out is surprisingly short. If I land more flat, the touchdown speed is
higher and the roll out, naturally, is longer. If I take the taxiway at
the end of the 2900 foot runway, instead of the center taxiway, I need
little braking when landing downhill and none when landing uphill, even
if my flare wasn't everything it should have been.
Carl Lewis
Legacy N14CL Carl,
What is your approach and landing speed?
Lorn
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