X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:09:08 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mai.purplehat.net ([66.103.244.5] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7f) with ESMTPS id 956125 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:03:36 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.103.244.5; envelope-from=lorn@dynacomm.ws Received: from adsl-69-208-116-71.dsl.sfldmi.ameritech.net ([69.208.116.71] helo=[10.0.1.202]) by mai.purplehat.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1F2Wzk-0001bS-2a; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:02:44 -0500 In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed X-Original-Message-Id: <98FF66F9-82F4-4F4A-8E62-48709F70B4A9@dynacomm.ws> X-Original-Cc: "Lewis III, Charles S." Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Lorn H Olsen Subject: Re: Lancair Legacy Roll Out 900' ? X-Original-Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:02:41 -0500 X-Original-To: List Lancair X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - mai.purplehat.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - dynacomm.ws X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: On Jan 24, 2006, at 11:57 AM, Lewis III, Charles S. wrote: > Lorn: > > At an airport like the one on Orcas Island, I maintain 110 knots > through the base-final turn, then carry 100 knots until short final, I do from 100 kts to 95 kts from downwind through final. > when I bring it down to the 97 knot range. Here I go to 88 kts. > I bring the prop in (three-blade Hartzell) on final, and I come > down steeply. Just before the threshold I slow more, so that I'm > over the fence at about 95 knots. I come over the fence at 80 kts. > I shed considerable speed in the flare, of course, but I'm not sure > what my speed is at touchdown. When I flare well and keep the nose > up, the roll out is surprisingly short. If I land more flat, the > touchdown speed is higher and the roll out, naturally, is longer. > If I take the taxiway at the end of the 2900 foot runway, instead > of the center taxiway, I need little braking when landing downhill > and none when landing uphill, even f my flare wasn't everything it > should have been. I don't get it? My roll out are about 2,000 ft unless I use a lot of brake. > Carl Lewis > Legacy N14CL > >> Carl, >> What is your approach and landing speed? >> Lorn I have a movie of my last landing. The landing looks very shallow to me but the VS indicator is indicating 1,500 fpm for most of the approach. Let me know what you think. The video clip both mov & avi files are at: http://www.dynacomm.ws/~lorn/flight/landing/ -- 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