I think you're talking mph. In any case, being too fast
makes a proper landing difficult. 1.3 Vso is perfectly
safe. Be sure to adjust for actual landing weight.


"Newps" wrote in message
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| In my S35 the gear horn start at about 13-14 inches.
Bottom of the
| green is 15 inches. I reduce to 15 inches about 5 miles
out. My gear
| speed is 165 but I like to be around 145 or less to save
wear and tear.
| After putting some time on my Bo this last 11 months I am
convinced
| that many gear ups happen because pilots don't slow down
enough in the
| pattern. I have a hard time getting below 100 without
putting the gear
| down. I know Bonanza pilots who are deathly afraid to
ever get below
| 100 unless their wheels are inches from the ground.
|
|
|
| Peter R. wrote:
|
| Peter Duniho wrote:
|
|
| As for the warning horn, most retractable gear airplanes
are equipped with
| gear warning horns, and pilots frequently manage to
ignore them
|
| snip
|
| With regards to my Bonanza, this horn is practically
useless as it will
| only sound when manifold pressure drops below 12 inches,
well below the
| green arc on the MP gauge (implying that for the
majority of the approach
| the horn would be silent).
|
| It is not until power is pulled almost all the way back,
which in my case
| typically is less than 50 feet above the runway or about
a second before
| touchdown.
|
|