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Rusty, do you throttle back to idle in the
pattern, base, final? My idle is around 1200-1500, but I seldom
ever go below 2500rpm on final in flight. If may be that if you
establish you minimum rpm as you are stabilized on final, then the drag
factor is there and you are already compensating for it. If you are
stabilized on final and then drag it back to idle is when I find the
effect.
Hi Ed,
I'm almost always at idle during the entire final.
What I can't say is what my rpm really is during final, because I've never
looked at it that I can recall. I'm sure the airspeed raises it some from
the 1600 that it would be on the ground, so maybe it is 2500. I
should also add that I often don't use flaps. When I do, I usually
only use about half. Full flaps, slow airspeed, and idle power
will truly plummet.
Rusty
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