X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:22:38 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from betsy.gendns5.com ([65.254.38.234] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTPS id 3882633 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:17:52 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.254.38.234; envelope-from=paul@tbm700.com Received: from s01060018f83ecf6d.cg.shawcable.net ([70.72.197.235]:56691 helo=[192.168.3.109]) by betsy.gendns5.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Mx7fA-0002NH-Cz for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:17:16 -0400 From: paul miller Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1076) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-10--29555311 Subject: Re: [LML] Re: FAA RESCINDS INFO LETTER X-Original-Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:17:15 -0600 In-Reply-To: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: X-Original-Message-Id: <40D5D0C9-DC78-4378-A1C2-47370C7481AA@tbm700.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1076) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - betsy.gendns5.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - tbm700.com --Apple-Mail-10--29555311 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Alan: I'm interested in your steps to calibrate the AOA. I have one in the Legacy RG which is "factory set" but has always been set quite high such that the warnings go off at takeoff and well before flares at landing. That hasn't bothered me for the first 100 hours but I'd like to dial it in a bit better and I've read through the AOA book a number of times. I'd be interested in your experience in getting the calibration completed including the second person assistance. Thanks in advance. Paul Miller Calgary On 2009-10-11, at 4:49 PM, Alan Adamson wrote: > My only nickel on this topic. > > I don't believe that experiencing a *fully developed* stall is the > panacea that some would content. However, I *do* think that > experiencing the slow flight characteristics *prior* to a stall are > indeed a valuable experience. For example, what do *mushy* controls > feel like, how much control authority does it take to recover, etc - > all *prior* to a stall. > > Now some would argue that you have to get into a stall to experience > any of the above, however I would argue differently. That first time > you get close to a high AOA, and are only *close* to an impending > stall is all you need to know you never *really* want to get there. > > Also, while on this topic... For those with an AOA, *DO NOT* trust > that because you bought the model that is made for your particular > airframe, and were told that it came *pre calibrated*, that you > still don't need to go do the calibration procedure. > --Apple-Mail-10--29555311 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Alan: = I'm interested in your steps to calibrate the AOA. I have one in = the Legacy RG which is "factory set" but has always been set quite high = such that the warnings go off at takeoff and well before flares at = landing. That hasn't bothered me for the first 100 hours but I'd = like to dial it in a bit better and I've read through the AOA book a = number of times. I'd be interested in your experience in getting = the calibration completed including the second person assistance. = Thanks in advance.

Paul = Miller

Calgary

On 2009-10-11, at 4:49 = PM, Alan Adamson wrote:

My = only nickel on this topic.
I = don't believe that experiencing a *fully developed* stall is the = panacea that some would content. However, I *do* think that = experiencing the slow flight characteristics *prior* to a stall = are indeed a valuable experience. For example, what do = *mushy* controls feel like, how much control authority does it = take to recover, etc - all *prior* to a = stall.
Now = some would argue that you have to get into a stall to experience any of = the above, however I would argue differently. That first time you get = close to a high AOA, and are only *close* to an impending stall = is all you need to know you never *really* want to get = there.
Also, = while on this topic... For those with an AOA, *DO NOT* trust that = because you bought the model that is made for your particular airframe, = and were told that it came *pre calibrated*, that you still don't = need to go do the calibration procedure.