Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 21:13:48 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-r08.mx.aol.com ([152.163.225.104] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b6) with ESMTP id 1686826 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 12 Aug 2002 19:57:16 -0400 Received: from RicArgente@cs.com by imo-r08.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v33.5.) id q.122.155d6069 (25309) for ; Mon, 12 Aug 2002 19:57:15 -0400 (EDT) From: RicArgente@cs.com X-Original-Message-ID: <122.155d6069.2a89a55a@cs.com> X-Original-Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 19:57:14 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] aerobatics X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_122.155d6069.2a89a55a_boundary" X-Mailer: CompuServe 7.0 for Windows US sub 10503 --part1_122.155d6069.2a89a55a_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en In a message dated 8/12/2002 3:36:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time,=20 nieder1@sprynet.com writes:=20 > I hate to ask this after the stall practice debate, but does anyone spin=20 > their 360/320. I=E2=80=9Dve practiced stalls, no big deal but am nervous a= bout=20 > trying to spin it. >=20 > What other aerobatics are people doing in these aircraft? >=20 >=20 >=20 I like to do rolls once in a while and are very easily done. At 160 knots,=20 pitch up about 30-degrees, unload the stick (neutral position), then full=20 left or right aileron. Wheeeeeee....!!!! Round we go... I've never spun the Lancair and don't intend to, ever. I've read from the=20 experts that the spin charateristics are unpredictable depending on the=20 amount of fuel in the wing tanks. More predictable spins if wing tanks are=20 empty, with only fuel in header tank. =20 -Grease --part1_122.155d6069.2a89a55a_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en In a message dated 8/12/2002 3:36:03 PM Eastern Daylig= ht Time, nieder1@sprynet.com writes:

I hate to ask this after the st= all practice debate, but does anyone spin their 360/320. I=E2=80=9Dve practi= ced stalls, no big deal but am nervous about trying to spin it.

What other aerobatics ar= e people doing in these aircraft?

I like to do rolls once in a= while and are very easily done. At 160 knots, pitch up about 30-degre= es, unload the stick (neutral position), then full left or right aileron.&nb= sp; Wheeeeeee....!!!! Round we go...

I've never spun the Lancair and don't intend to, ever. I've read from=20= the experts that the spin charateristics are unpredictable depending on the=20= amount of fuel in the wing tanks. More predictable spins if wing tanks= are empty, with only fuel in header tank.

-Grease

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