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I use the same picture (cowl just touching my aim point) regardless of
load.
I know from experience that I'll have enough energy to flare with that
as my
maximum AOA. My speed changes a little bit depending on my fuel load,
but
not much. The slowest IAS I've seen is about 69, though I usually try to
stabilize at 72. I'm normally solo, but my fuel load makes more difference
than a passenger. My CG doesn't change much, so that hasn't seemed to make
any difference.
Bill K.
Bill,
Thanks for the info. I think we are on the same page with the
aim point on decent. I was speaking more of the planes attitude in the
flare.
That is interesting about your fuel/passenger relationship. My plane
is just the opposite. I get a big difference in nose high attitude with a
passenger, and very little with extra fuel when solo. I typically land
with less than 18 gallons remaining, but even with more fuel onboard, the
nose high attitude is not as much than when a passenger is on board. Big
difference in landing weight between the two.
Also, I tend to land a little on the fast side as my plane has the short
gear legs and rear ventral fin which reduces my rudder ground clearance with a
high angle of attack on landing (I scraped the rudder one time so
made a landing speed adjustment after that). For that reason I stabilize
at about 78 knots, with touchdown at about 65 knots. With that I
waste a lot of runway while in ground effect.
Gary Edwards
LNC2 N21SN
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