Morgans wrote:


"Newps" wrote


From 800 feet??? I thought you were talking close to the ground.
When I had my 182 I needed 450 feet to return to the runway I took off
from, landing opposite direction. From 800 feet I will make a pattern
of it and land the same way I took off.



That sounds suspect as an over generalization, to me. A 152 will take a
lot more time to descend that same altidude, vs a 182, or a sr-22, right?

I have never flown a 152 so I don't know exactly how it flies. However
it is a strutted Cessna so I would fly it the same as the 182. The
poster stated that they were turning downwind at 800 feet. Worst case
there being no wind I would continue on downwind until one of two things
happens. I get to 300 AGL or I get to the approach end of the runway.
Never go past the approach end of the runway before turning base. Once
turning base it is a constant bank turn at 80 mph IAS. Roll out over
the runway and land. I do this nearly every time at my home airport
because I use the small runway and there is rarely traffic. Half flaps
at midfield when the runway is made and full flaps on base.



That of course is a relative term but from 800 feet you will have over
a minute before you hit the ground.


Two minutes with a 152, then?

I don't know, what is the fpm descent that you would get in a 152? In
the 182 it was about 500-600 at 80 mph.