X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:31:17 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m22.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.3] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c1) with ESMTP id 688939 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Sep 2005 10:00:41 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.3; envelope-from=MikeEasley@aol.com Received: from MikeEasley@aol.com by imo-m22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r4.1.) id q.192.47377418 (2519) for ; Thu, 1 Sep 2005 09:59:52 -0400 (EDT) From: MikeEasley@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <192.47377418.30486358@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 09:59:52 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: airspeed on final X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1125583191" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5200 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1125583191 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My Mooney training taught us to fly slower when we were below max gross weight. I should be able to fly my ES at 70 down final with half a tank of fuel and two people on board. I would think some of the nose strut problems, shimmy to be specific, might go away if we slow down. If my early pilot training memory is correct, a 10% reduction in approach speed is a 20% reduction in energy. It's gotta be easier on the gear, brakes, etc. Mike -------------------------------1125583191 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
My Mooney training taught us to fly slower when we were below max gross= =20 weight.  I should be able to fly my ES at 70 down final with half a tan= k of=20 fuel and two people on board.  I would think some of the nose strut=20 problems, shimmy to be specific, might go away if we slow down.  If my=20 early pilot training memory is correct, a 10% reduction in approach speed is= a=20 20% reduction in energy.  It's gotta be easier on the gear, brakes,=20 etc.
 
Mike
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