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From: Lorn H Olsen <lorn@dynacomm.ws>
Subject: Re: Lancair Legacy Roll Out 900' ?

Carl,

What is your approach and landing speed?

Lorn

> Posted for "Lewis III, Charles S." <CSLEWIS@stoel.com>:
>
>  I don't know about 900 feet, because I don't know exactly where my
>  touchdown occurs, but I fly my Legacy out of KORS on Orcas Island in
>  Washington.  The runway is 2900 feet long and downhill.  I turn  
> off the
>  runway at the center taxiway after light-to-medium braking, even when
>  landing downhill, unless I have used more than my normal speed across
>  the threshold.  I have landed at Twin Oaks Airpark (7S3) in Oregon
>  several times without using more than half of the 2400 foot runway,
>  again without braking hard.  For me, a key element in making the  
> center
>  taxiway seems to be getting the flare just right, so as to avoid  
> float.
>   Carl Lewis
>  N14CL
>  Legacy L2K-203
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Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, DynaComm, Corp.
248-345-0500, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.ws
LNC2, O-320-D1F, 1,100 hrs, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan