Reads a lot better than the first, Sid, congratulations! Any reason why you didn't use flaps? Larry Bell
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Sid Wood <smwood at md.metrocast.net> wrote: > Made the second flight this morning 5/27/13, 30 minutes flight time. Wind > was calm, fifty mile visibility, OAT 64 degrees F, wispy high Cirrus. Had > one over-control on lift off; got stabilized on the second up pitch. > Non-event on up to 2000' over the airport. At 2800 RPM speed was stable at > 106 Kts, no wheel pants. Oil temp 251 degrees F, oil pressure on the 2180 > VW was 24 PSI. CHT was 354 degrees F; EGT was 1290 degrees F. Mixture > meter was about 13.2 AFR (rich of peak). Approach to stall about 55 Kts, > starting to mush out, zero flaps. > Great fun to hold one minute legs over the airport. (a little IFR wanna > be) > First approach was high and too fast, so went around. Second approach was > 74 Kts on the VASI glide slope, on center line down to the threshold, zero > flaps. Going to float a bit about 6 to 10 feet off the pavement. Finally > got to kiss the runway about 3000' past the threshold, but still doing 60 > Kts and end lights coming up fast, doing max breaking, and squealing tires > with end lights eminent. So, ran off the side of the runway into the > grass, now at less than 5 Kts. Taxied between the end lights and the > runway strobe fixture back onto the center end of the runway between the > end lights. The right tire has one flat spot, but still plenty of tread. > The landing was not pretty, but the airplane is ready for another flight > without repairs. > There may be a possibility that I can get the next landing touchdown on > the first half of the runway closer to 55 Kts, especially if flaps are used. > > Sid Wood > Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 > Mechanicsville, MD, USA > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://tugantek.com/**archmailv2-kr/search<http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search> > . > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see > http://list.krnet.org/mailman/**listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org<http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org>to > change options >
