landings Cs Wl

[whoo...@gmail.com]

I'm not entirely happy with landing my ship! (I don't never had any issues with an lS4), So Guys, nill wind, with 1/2 brakes what's your target speed on finals?

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[Alfonso Ossorio]

What's your weight and CG? That determines your optimum speed.  Heavier needs faster. Forward CG needs faster to reduce AOA at given speed. If your hitting tail first hard, go faster.

Have a friend put a piece of tape on the horizon when you are sitting in the cockpit. Go fly. In landing config and put that tape on the horizon. Look at you speed.. Bingo + a few kts should be good!

IMHO 

Al

On May 29, 2013, at 9:29 AM, "Whoo...@gmail.com" <whoo...@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm not entirely happy with landing my ship! (I don't never had any issues with an lS4), So Guys, nill wind, with 1/2 brakes what's your target speed on finals?

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[so...@wolfenet.com]

I use 50 knots with no wind. Steady everything on final and wait no
changing spoiler position and pitch, not half spoilers, usually less.
Within a few feet close spoiler slightly and touchdown smoothly. Extend
spoiler on rollout and brake when necessary. That's how I do it.

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Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 08:29:51 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: landings Cs Wl

I'm not entirely happy with landing my ship! (I don't never had any issues
with an lS4), So Guys, nill wind, with 1/2 brakes what's your target speed
on finals?

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[whoo...@gmail.com]

Thanks Guys,
I took a real good long look at the horizon whilst sat on the ground (should always go back to first principles eh) and it turns out it just needs landing faster carting my 200lbs around, anything slower than 55 Knts involves the nose pointing at the sky!

[Alfonso Ossorio]

Where is your CG at? Further aft will aloe for the same pitch and slower speed. 

Alfonso Ossorio 

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