"Derrick Steed" wrote in message
...
and have never ONCE
had the thing try to float the entire length of the
airport on me

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Well, I have. and that was with an approach speed of 50knots on a low
wind day - full flap in a PIK 20B (90 degrees), and it floated and
floated and floated and wouldn't come down. The previouse owner's
technique was to just drive it on, dump the flaps and use the wheel
brake - I thought that was very inelegant. Coming in slower (e.g. 45
knots - which the previous recommended) is deadly if the flare is
started too early, which it was once (no damage done, but my neck [which
is damaged anyway] suffered a bit) - won't do that again!

Rgds,

Derrick Steed

Derrick,

My experience is limited to a Schreder HP-14 and a HP-16. Neither of these
will float the lenght of the runway with 90 degrees of flap.

Wayne
HP-14 N990 "6F"