Message-ID: <000b01c0734f$d6fa1c60$ea0856d8@pavilion>
From: "J. N. Cameron" <toucan@The-I.net>
To: "Lancair List" <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
Subject: Going slow in the ES
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 11:33:47 -0600
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Re Mark Lally's desire to go slow in the ES:

    Gap seals will help -- they lowered the stall on my first ES by several
knots.  [Incidentally, my stall, dirty, was about 63KIAS, which is
considerably above the 57mph listed in the factory brochure.  Charlie
thought it was a bit on the high side, but I never checked the airspeed
independently, so some of the difference may have been low speed errors in
the pitot/static/indicator system.]  Go to www.wingsandwheels.com , a glider
supply place, for all the goodies.  The gap seals come in different widths,
so you'll have to measure each gap (rudder, ailerons, flaps) and buy the
right length and width for reach.  You also need the special double-sided
sticky tape they sell, and the teflon fairing tape for the leading edges.
Makes a nice, neat installation and cleans up the airframe significantly.

    I tried flying without the stall strips on the wings, but ended up
adding them on after the first few flights, per Charlie Kohler's strong
recommendation.  Without them, there is no stall warning (buffet), and I
suppose it's possible that the roots might not stall ahead of the tips in
some conditions, which is bad.  You don't want a big wing drop in a stall
down low.  Even with the AOA indicator, you'll probably want the stall
strips.

    Don't know about the cuff or vortex generators, but the ES is not what
you'd call a STOL aircraft.  I'd practice a bunch first on a long runway
with distance markers.  Once you get your landing technique down, I think
you can be comfortable out of a 2500' strip, but I had a few floaters where
I was glad of the 3500' we have here at Mustang Beach (2R8).

Jim Cameron, ES builder

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