Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:30:18 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtpauth07.mail.atl.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 812406 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 20 Mar 2005 12:17:44 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.67; envelope-from=leighton@teleport.com Received: from [165.121.33.113] (helo=user) by smtpauth07.mail.atl.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1DD42n-0000ed-M8 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 20 Mar 2005 12:16:54 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <000601c52d70$9d8b0d10$712179a5@user> From: "Leighton" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mail list" Subject: Legacy speed brakes X-Original-Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 09:16:52 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C52D2D.8DFFD8A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-ELNK-Trace: ea0fe3d44b30ba0fc355332e9c4b49d598c48853aa0a5d89e6b5ceac9af91602ff9a56a180461a11350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 165.121.33.113 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C52D2D.8DFFD8A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The building of a plane such as the Legacy involves making decisions on = a daily basis. Yes or no on the speed brakes is one that involves a = fair chunk of money. Here's a few thoughts and observations that might = help make that decision easier, or not, your call. Actually, the term = "speed brakes" is probably not as accurate as "spoilers" according to = the inevitable "experts" that are abundant at most airports. I feel = that depends how you use them. In a Legacy you can either come down or = slow down, take your pick. In cruise, deploying the brakes and doing = nothing else to power or trim, the plane will establish a very nice rate = of descent and only slow a little. When low enough, pull power a bit = and raise the nose to maintain altitude and the speed bleeds off = rapidly. When approaching to land I do this down to gear extension = speed, put out the wheels, retract the brakes and voila, ready to enter = the pattern. As an aside, in case you're wondering, the Legacy can be = flown safely with only one speed brake deployed. John Halle and I found = this out the hard way when his Legacy developed this problem on an = intermittant basis. The good news is that Precise Flight was great = about solving the problem. John got the first set of brakes for a = Legacy and they have since revised the product and they updated his to = the new specs and no further problems. This brings up another suggestion. Buy a set of the aluminum speed = brake hole blanks from Lancair. If you need to remove the brakes for = any reason they can be installed and you can continue to fly in the = interim. If you're not installing speed brakes, having the blank covers = installed allows later installation easily by you or the next owner some = day. Also, the blanks can be used when doing the body work around the = openings so all that dust doesn't get into the speed brakes. =20 Do you need them? No. Are they a nice? You bet. Can't decide? = Planning ahead will allow later installation with little hassles. We = report, you decide. Leighton Mangels ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C52D2D.8DFFD8A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The building of a plane such as the Legacy involves = making=20 decisions on a daily basis. Yes or no on the speed brakes is = one that=20 involves a fair chunk of money. Here's a few thoughts and = observations=20 that might help make that decision easier, or not, your call. = Actually,=20 the term "speed brakes" is probably not as accurate as "spoilers" = according to=20 the inevitable "experts" that are abundant at most airports. I = feel that=20 depends how you use them. In a Legacy you can either come down or = slow=20 down, take your pick. In cruise, deploying the brakes and doing = nothing=20 else to power or trim, the plane will establish a very nice rate of = descent=20 and only slow a little. When low enough, pull power a bit and = raise the=20 nose to maintain altitude and the speed bleeds off rapidly. When=20 approaching to land I do this down to gear extension speed, put out the = wheels,=20 retract the brakes and voila, ready to enter the pattern. As an = aside, in=20 case you're wondering, the Legacy can be flown safely with only one = speed brake=20 deployed. John Halle and I found this out the hard way when his = Legacy=20 developed this problem on an intermittant basis. The good news is=20 that Precise Flight was great about solving the problem. = John got=20 the first set of brakes for a Legacy and they have since revised the = product and=20 they updated his to the new specs and no further problems.

This brings up another suggestion. Buy a set = of the=20 aluminum speed brake hole blanks from Lancair. If you need to = remove the=20 brakes for any reason they can be installed and you can continue to fly = in the=20 interim. If you're not installing speed brakes, having the blank = covers=20 installed allows later installation easily by you or the next owner some = day. Also, the blanks can be used when doing the body work around = the=20 openings so all that dust doesn't get into the speed brakes. =

Do you need them? No. Are they a = nice? You=20 bet. Can't decide? Planning ahead will allow later = installation with=20 little hassles. We report, you decide.

Leighton Mangels

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