X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 14:31:17 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp120.sbc.mail.sp1.yahoo.com ([69.147.64.93] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with SMTP id 2929078 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 19 May 2008 13:04:22 -0400 Received: (qmail 8299 invoked from network); 19 May 2008 17:04:21 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=sbcglobal.net; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=t1vAgsQxlYjXNRnYR+sioSpZulKjm4us/P01fYIxJF4gwlpqoNwN8Ivqq59e0iNKcQ3Ut3lDTZVjBMhX3rNWDD09RvfOuI7xxJUOscQdKyVSw/HAf89JOPU6y8mv4bqS7Yk543W9Mzlc91w480m9qLomD/ZlzYOWyonQe4zXkWc= ; Received: from unknown (HELO Computerroom) (elippse@sbcglobal.net@75.15.157.154 with login) by smtp120.sbc.mail.sp1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 19 May 2008 17:04:21 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: lx2bT5YVM1nSMjTS9SfJ64odLK2OPobbUYlgpU788N2NX1RV1uNl1nrsAa78F.z4sTCu7NA_H7JBcz.3AYhiqztFRHAEscbUQ82zQeyUMw-- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Original-Message-ID: <000601c8b9d2$61a28250$9a9d0f4b@Computerroom> From: "Paul Lipps" X-Original-To: "Marv Kaye" Subject: Turn back on TO X-Original-Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 10:04:10 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C8B997.AF017E10" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C8B997.AF017E10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dang! I'm really missing sum'thin here. I regularly fly into Santa = Paula, SZP, which has a pattern altitude of 600' AGL. I'm on downwind at = 120 mph IAS with my gear down. Due to the close proximity of the hills = south of Santa Paula, you can't fly a cross-country pattern as I see so = many do at Santa Maria; you're probably 1/2 mile at most. Opposite the = approach-end of RWY 22 I pull the throttle all the way back, and slow to = 100 mph IAS as I put out the flaps. I continue on downwind until I am = forced to turn base rather than doing a CFIT into the oil derrick on the = rocky outcropping. If the maintenance guy is in his pick-up at the = derrick I might toot my horn at him as I turn! I go along a little more = on base and turn final a little high so as not to end up in the trees = and power lines. Then I slip to get somewhere near the approach end so = that Klaus doesn't have to come extricate me from the dirt berm at the = end of the runway near his hangar. Typically I have about 70 lb of fuel, = so with me and cockpit stuff I'm at about 1300 lb. I have tip extensions = which add about 2 sq. ft., so I have an AR of 8.05 rather than the = typical 7.2, and a three-blade fixed pitch prop. Idle is about 650-700 = rpm. I'm obviously doing something very wrong, since the drift I'm = getting from this thread is I should be dead. Keep in mind, SZP was the = home of Lancair before Redmond, so there was lots of 235, 320, and IV = activity there. No one died that I remember. Help me!!!! ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C8B997.AF017E10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dang! I'm really missing sum'thin here. I = regularly fly=20 into Santa Paula, SZP, which has a pattern altitude of 600' AGL. I'm on = downwind=20 at 120 mph IAS with my gear down. Due to the close proximity of the = hills south=20 of Santa Paula, you can't fly a cross-country pattern as I see so many = do at=20 Santa Maria; you're probably 1/2 mile at most. Opposite the approach-end = of RWY=20 22 I pull the throttle all the way back, and slow to 100 mph IAS as = I put=20 out the flaps. I continue on downwind until I am forced to turn base = rather than=20 doing a CFIT into the oil derrick on the rocky outcropping. If the = maintenance=20 guy is in his pick-up at the derrick I might toot my horn at him as = I turn!=20 I go along a little more on base and turn final a little high so as not = to end=20 up in the trees and power lines. Then I slip to get somewhere near the = approach=20 end so that Klaus doesn't have to come extricate me from the = dirt berm at=20 the end of the runway near his hangar. Typically I have about 70 lb of = fuel, so=20 with me and cockpit stuff I'm at about 1300 lb. I have tip extensions = which add=20 about 2 sq. ft., so I have an AR of 8.05 rather than the typical 7.2, = and a=20 three-blade fixed pitch prop. Idle is about 650-700 rpm. I'm obviously = doing=20 something very wrong, since the drift I'm getting from this thread is I = should=20 be dead. Keep in mind, SZP was the home of Lancair before Redmond, so = there was=20 lots of 235, 320, and IV activity there. No one died that I = remember. Help=20 me!!!!
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