X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:07:52 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta31.charter.net ([216.33.127.82] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.1) with ESMTP id 4093477 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:32:06 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.33.127.82; envelope-from=troneill@charter.net Received: from imp11 ([10.20.200.11]) by mta31.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.09.02.04 201-2219-117-106-20090629) with ESMTP id <20100123213129.TYTN1847.mta31.charter.net@imp11> for ; Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:31:29 -0500 Received: from [192.168.1.100] ([75.132.241.174]) by imp11 with smtp.charter.net id Z9XU1d00G3mUFT7059XVvN; Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:31:29 -0500 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=DE4QfNRFiosA:10 a=xrPIokLOMpYkcI7xihUA:9 a=bT8UC95EUDUy-k0QR1yU9-Je6a8A:4 a=azFQK5xRr1SXbpjp27IA:9 a=qbTXsM4wDcq4LDrRfGoA:7 a=Xq0KSFOC0CKVbOPNGEaMlGqBtv8A:4 From: Terrence O'Neill Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1077) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-8-359763273 Subject: Re: [LML] Airspeed sensing switch /Auto gear extension / Engine out gear down Issue! X-Original-Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:31:28 -0600 In-Reply-To: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: X-Original-Message-Id: <6819E672-D0A0-4BFD-AAFD-F6E9BD011329@charter.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1077) --Apple-Mail-8-359763273 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Randy, Right, with loss of power I would be gliding at best l/d on my AOA, or = (gross) at around 105/110, gear and flaps up, until I have made it to = the landing spot. Then I still have the gear down switch .. and if I = forget under stress, at 90 the gear comes out. At 100 when I drop the = gear and flaps, no power, speed loss will depend on whether the 3-blade = MT is windmilling or not... and my prop's electric, and I will have = toggled it to low rpm/high pitch, and I should have an idea of the glide = angle for that condition by then, right?=20 As I said before, I considered putting a switch in to bypass the auto = gear down switch, to be able to land wheels up. When would I want to do that.?.. over water. Or? How's that sound? Terrence On Jan 23, 2010, at 2:20 PM, randy snarr wrote: > Terrence, > Mine is the same as yours only no auto gear down. Only a warning light = and horn for low speed and gear up. >=20 > I would seriously consider changing your set up for the following = reason. This is a bit of a long winded response but it brings up a = vitally important point for the group. --Apple-Mail-8-359763273 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
Terrence,
Mine is the same as yours only no auto gear down. = Only a warning light and horn for low speed and gear up.

I would = seriously consider changing your set up for the following reason. This = is a bit of a long winded response but it brings up a vitally important = point for the = group.

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