john smith wrote:


85 KNOTS OVER THE NUMBERS!!!
How far down the runway do you float before the wheels contact?

Well, I don't get a discount on the fee if I use less runway, so I figure
that I should be getting the maximum runway for my landing fee dollar.

Laugh

Sorry I wasn't clear, but Craig had it right. I was speaking of being in
downwind past the point of abeam the numbers.

I would use 65 knots, 70 knots max, over the numbers and throttle fully
closed.

I know the speeds I want. I'm looking for suggestions of the power settings
that'll get me there. One of the "difficulties" I found when flying the
182 the first time was the lack of an idea of what settings will yield what
speed. I don't even think about this in the 172 any more, so it's
interesting to be "starting fresh". I learned the feel of the 172 before I
was a pilot, so to speak, so this is different.

I think one's first transition must be something like one's first foreign
language (as an adult). There's actually a skill to acquiring the new
skill.

In a straight leg 182(Q/R/S), I try to be at 55 kts over the numbers at
gross (3100 lbs), reducing appropriately for lower weights.

That seems slow to me. According to the POH, final for a short field is
63kts. There's room between there and the stall, of course, but that'll
make for an even steeper final, and therefore a more abrupt flair.

It's doable, I assume...I've done this in the 172 when I've been too lazy to
slip, but the 182 already seems to be "heavy" in the flair to me.

- Andrew

P.S. Anyone know why rotate speed on the 182RG is 50 while the rotate
speed on a 172 is 55? I'd have assumed the heavier plane would
have the higher speed.