X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:33:55 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d03.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.35] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.10) with ESMTP id 2184789 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:32:53 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.35; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-d03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id q.cd7.14f5d43e (41809) for ; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:31:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:26:48 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: OSH VFR Arrival X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1184761608" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5365 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1184761608 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Barry, Great suggestions for the VFR arrival at OSH. It actually triggered another that I haven't thought about for a while since I have flown in with the Cup racers over the last few years. Lancair pilots don't normally fly much straight-and-level at 135 KIAS. Normal flights are either at high cruise speeds or 100-110 Knots in the pattern setting up for the landing. One thing to do before getting to OSH is to go out and practice some slow flight to get a feeling for the mushiness in that regime. Another is to go fly level at 135 KIAS for a while and get the numbers down - MAP, RPM, etc. If you are flying a 320/360, you might want to conduct that practice with the flaps taken out of reflex in order to bring the nose down. I fly instrument approaches at 110-120 Knots, so I know what those numbers look like and how the plane feels. If I was going to fly to OSH this year, I would go out today and spend some quality time at 135 Knots. I might start out at about 20" MAP, 2400 RPM, flaps ticked down a bit to see if that works. It is not wise to fool Mother Nature or experiment with flight parameters whilst on the VFR approach at OSH. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) Darwinian culling phrase: Watch This! ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour -------------------------------1184761608 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Barry,
 
Great suggestions for the VFR arrival at OSH.  It actually trigger= ed=20 another that I haven't thought about for a while since I have flown in with=20= the=20 Cup racers over the last few years.  Lancair pilots don't normally= fly=20 much straight-and-level at 135 KIAS.  Normal flights are either at high= =20 cruise speeds or 100-110 Knots in the pattern setting up for the landing.&nb= sp;=20 One thing to do before getting to OSH is to go out and practice some slow fl= ight=20 to get a feeling for the mushiness in that regime.   Another is to= go=20 fly level at 135 KIAS for a while and get the numbers down - MAP, RPM,=20 etc.  If you are flying a 320/360, you might want to conduct that pract= ice=20 with the flaps taken out of reflex in order to bring the nose down.
 
I fly instrument approaches at 110-120 Knots, so I know what those numb= ers=20 look like and how the plane feels.  If I was going to fly to OSH this y= ear,=20 I would go out today and spend some quality time at 135=20 Knots.  I might start out at about 20" MAP, 2400 RPM, flaps=20 ticked down a bit to see if that works.  It is not wise to fool Mother=20 Nature or experiment with flight parameters whilst on the VFR approach at OS= H.=20
 
Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)

Darwinian culling phrase: Watch=20 This!



Get a s= neak peek of the all-new AOL.com.=
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