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I have refrained from commenting on all of the stall/spin talk since I have no background to justify anything I say. But, I will add what I have found in my recent experience and what others have said.
For starters, I have an odd setup to say the least.
Small Tail
Short Mount
Battery Behind Seat
Header Tank
XP-400SRE adds 35 lbs I think..
Hartzell CS Prop
155 lb Pilot
I have found if I land slower with full flaps, I can not trim to a neutral stick. And it doesn't leave you much pitch up travel. But, if you land with half flaps or a touch more than half, no problems at all. I am more for landing fast and using brakes, than landing slow and breaking something.
I am a Lancair buyer, not a builder. I did my initial training with Skip Holm. For those of you that don't know who he is, I would say "qualified" doesn't exactly cover it. Skunkworks test pilot, Top Gun Instructor, yadda yadda... Skip had the controls for about, oh, 1 minute. During that time he did some very basic turns, slowing to 85 mph indicated in a 90 degree bank. Once leveled out he pushed the rudder back and forth a couple times. After this quick evaluation he looked me square in the eyes and in a serious Skip Holm manner said, "Don't Spin It". We didn't slow below 100 mph the rest of the flight.
Not saying he is correct, or I am correct, but I am not going to take this Lancair near a stall/spin, period.
Tom McNerney
N54SG 50 hours on me and counting..
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