Return-Path: Received: from [65.33.163.54] (account ) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.0.1) with HTTP id 1871362 for ; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:06:13 -0500 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: [LML] 360 speed brakes To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro Web Mailer v.4.0.1 Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:06:13 -0500 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <006d01c28c45$ff53a8a0$f105a30c@oemcomputer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > Does anyone know of someone fitting speed brakes on a 360? It seems that > there may not be enough room to fit. Also, how about spoilers? Posted for "George/Shirley Shattuck" : I will echo Bob Smiley. Squeezing speedbrakes into this airplane would be adding complexity and weight to a very fine airplane. After building (six years) and flying (seven years) my 320 I will say that planning ahead is the best way to conserve energy and get set up for the approach and landing. There have been times when I have found it hard to comply with a speed requirement, but controllers will work with you. I would not recommend building speed brakes into the 320. Sea story. I (and wife) were decending into Charlotte Int'l. VFR. I like to go fast so I was ripping along and starting to think about how I was going to get down to gear speed. The app. controller asked me my indicated. It was about 195 kts. He asked me to slow to below 150 for interval. I loved it. My wife hated it and won't let us go into Int'l again. I'm on the left runway behind a C-130, to our right, close, is a 767 for the right runway, then there is something on the runway on the roll. Busy. We stay above any wake turbulence and land long then are told to expedite clearing the runway. Airplanes all over. Speed brakes sometimes would come in handy but I resort to pulling up and/or G to reduce airspeed and my approach to some airports look like a sine wave. And I try not to get into a corner as above. As always, one option is to go around, get things under control and have another go at it. I avoid big airplane airports. Charlotte now is Rock Hill, SC and a rent car. George Shattuck N320GS