First response to a list posting so i'm trying to figure out how the list responds to my effort here.
Slippery planes are indeed tricky. An analytical suggestion, of course - many have their ideas, is working out how many miles/seconds/minutes it takes to slow from one speed to an approach speed in level flight and then a steady fixed descent rate as well. At 400 fpm descent, how long in distance across the ground would it take to slow from near cruise to a final approach speed? how much altitude did you use in that time? Add 500 feet to that and there's your start point for speed reduction at a very minimum safe point and distance. Then a 'rule of thumb' has been established for your airplane that will help in descent planning for approaches or other times at any field, lowering work load. Just working with a stopwatch and a gps for distance can get a bunch of information that can be worked into an 'approach profile' so to speak. I know that my own plans for a KR1 variant will encounter severe clean performance issues but my background with faster planes will help a bit with it when the time comes. I hope that helps a bit. Rob Priddy Denver [quoted:]OK Guys, A little quite tonight so here's an update on N236MS. After rebuilding the engine and working around these summer time Alabama storms. I've got about 10 hours of just droning around the airport trying to build up confidence that she'll continue to run after having two engine out landings early on. I now know why everybody has trouble slowing these things down. Jeez she's slippery. Still learning the landings, but I will say the landings are easier than the high speed taxiing for practice..... More to come. <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
