Joe----- I always fly final at 80 mph, and then on very short final pull all the power out. This works best for me, otherwise I have the same control issues in a good Xwind. With the speed brake it comes down quick after chopping the power.
Kenny K-town , Pa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe H Horton" <joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com> To: <corvaircr...@mylist.net>; <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 8:50 PM Subject: KR> landin or how to scare the bujeepers out of ya > Guys, > Ya know the feeling don't you? I went to the airport yesterday > knowing it was about 45 left cross at 5 to 10, but you know this landing > a KR is old hat now. I had done some work on oil leaks and wanted to get > some run time to check it out. Warm up and takeoff was uneventful and I > was just going around the pattern. For some reason that I still have not > figures out I could not get trimmed up right and kept loosing speed. > Still stuck with it and followed thru to finial. There was more wind > aloft and I had to hold a crab on finial and still struggling with the > speed getting to slow and sink rate was all over the place. ( I should > have gone around then) I had to add power to make the runway and that > screwed up the rudder. So we bounced her in and managed to keep it > between the ditches. That wasn't to bad so I decided that I could get > better than that. This time I flew out of the pattern and got the trim > and speed situation under control. That being done and everything feeling > normal I entered the pattern and had everything fine until over the tree > line and everything went to crap again. The plane got bounced and pushed > and I got way behind real fast. I did stay with it and kept the inputs > minimal as she seemed to straighten her self out some. We bounced down > the runway a second time with some side loading and using all 40 feet of > width. Put it away while it was still useable. > Went back tonight and the wind was 5 to 10 maybe 15 deg from the > right. A beautiful clear night and an hour and 20 min of fun flying only > to return to a right 90 deg. cross at 10 to 15 and still a little bouncy > at almost sun set. This time speed and trim and sink were fine but I just > could not hold center line down finial and when we went over the tree > line I got pushed even further off. This time I gave it up quickly and > went around. The thing that I was not prepared for was the sudden > increase in power from the 3100 corvair and the amount of rudder input > that was already being held. This turned me almost sideways to the runway > and took a second to get corrected and under control. Pulled up the flaps > and climb out was fine. I had a few minutes to plan a little more and > decide to use more speed on finial and get the crab angle kicked out > sooner. This worked pretty well and I flew down at 75 to 80. Still got > pretty beat up over the tree line but it settled down over the runway. I > was still a little fast and touched down on the right main. I let the > nose wheel drop on and was able to keep it straight for a fair roll out. > All and all I was pretty happy to be on the ground and have it still > useable. > In hind sight I think that I just went out to complacent > yesterday and was taught a lesson for it. Today was a jump in the > learning curve as it has been a long time since i had a strong cross on > finial. I hope that it all adds up to new and better skills and > judgement. > Joe Horton, Coopersburg, Pa. > joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.1/313 - Release Date: 4/15/2006 > >
