X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:11:37 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from webmail-outgoing.us4.outblaze.com ([205.158.62.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.6) with ESMTP id 3062703 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:44:54 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.158.62.67; envelope-from=cfi@instructor.net Received: from wfilter3.us4.outblaze.com.int (wfilter3.us4.outblaze.com.int [192.168.8.242]) by webmail-outgoing.us4.outblaze.com (Postfix) with QMQP id 69C5C18010D6 for ; Tue, 5 Aug 2008 18:44:09 +0000 (GMT) X-OB-Received: from unknown (205.158.62.123) by wfilter3.us4.outblaze.com; 5 Aug 2008 18:43:51 -0000 Received: by ws1-3a.us4.outblaze.com (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 51ED349B6BD; Tue, 5 Aug 2008 18:44:09 +0000 (GMT) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_----------=_1217961848224172" MIME-Version: 1.0 From: "Ron Galbraith" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Original-Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:44:08 -0400 Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Clearing up some information about the Legacy accident. Received: from [204.108.8.5] by ws1-3a.us4.outblaze.com with http for cfi@instructor.net; Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:44:08 -0400 X-Originating-Ip: 204.108.8.5 X-Originating-Server: ws1-3a.us4.outblaze.com X-Original-Message-Id: <20080805184409.51ED349B6BD@ws1-3a.us4.outblaze.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_----------=_1217961848224172 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Yes, this aircraft had the Pro AOA. At least it was in the panel. If it was calibrated properly is another unknown matter. One thing that I've noticed is the large number of airplanes out there with AOA that is not calibrated, or the CB pulled because they haven't gotten around to doing it. If yours is that way, then take this crash as a wake up call and calibrate it. If you don't know how, find someone who knows how. If it is set properly, you will hear a "pull up" warning just about the time you touch down. If you set it a little high to give you some extra margin for error, then you will hear it a lot on final, so it might take a few times of setting it to get it right. If you don't have one installed, then get one. They aren't that expensive, nor are they THAT hard to install. There was a new AOA system shown at Oshkosh that looked to be a very good option too. Installing the stall fences would be a very good addition too. If you install them after paint, then you can play around with placement to get it just right. When they are right, you get a very nice stick shake well before any stall break.=20 Ron Galbraith Did the aircraft have an AOA?TerrenceN211AL L235/320 ----- Ori --_----------=_1217961848224172 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
Yes, this aircraft had the Pro AOA.  At least it was in the panel.&nbs= p; If it was calibrated properly is another unknown matter.  One thing= that I've noticed is the large number of airplanes out there with AOA that= is not calibrated, or the CB pulled because they haven't gotten around to = doing it.  If yours is that way, then take this crash as a wake up cal= l and calibrate it.  If you don't know how, find someone who knows how= .  If it is set properly, you will hear a "pull up" warning just about= the time you touch down.  If you set it a little high to give you som= e extra margin for error, then you will hear it a lot on final, so it might= take a few times of setting it to get it right.  If you don't have on= e installed, then get one.  They aren't that expensive, nor are they T= HAT hard to install.  There was a new AOA system shown at Oshkosh that= looked to be a very good option too.  Installing the stall fences wou= ld be a very good addition too.  If you install them after paint, then= you can play around with placement to get it just right.  When they a= re right, you get a very nice stick shake well before any stall break. = ;

Ron Galbraith
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