On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 13:59:21 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:

Roger wrote:
: If I fly without the wheelpants, I notice a few mph difference, and
: the plane floats less on landing.

: A Cherokee that floats?

With aftermarket wingtips and VG's on it, a Cherokee actually floats quite a
bit in ground-effect. At least up to the point where it mushes.

I would think that still means the landing is too fast. With STOL
mods that lower the stall speed the landing speed would be adjusted to
meet the new stall speeds.

Float normally means too fast. If the mods change the characteristics
so that float is still there at the corrected speeds I'd have some
concern.

Typically it takes a while to get used to flying the proper speeds
after adding mods that reduce the stall speed and increase lift at low
speed.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

-Cory