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Dan Luke wrote:
"Cary Mariash" wrote: What did you find tricky about it? Airspeed control is the tricky element. It should be flown 80 kts all the way down final. If much faster than 80 kts it can bounce tremendously with serious porpoising afterward (believe me, I know from experience). At much less than the 80 kts it is subject to stalling out too soon. Both the high wing Cessnas (152, 172, 182) and my C310 where much forgiving. They allowed a wider range of airspeed on final approach with the ability to still have a reasonable landing. The Cirrus rep. had me to use 80 KIAS on final, but I don't recall paying very close attention to holding it exactly. He told me not to try to full-stall the land it like a 172, but rather to fly it on nose-high with a little power. That worked fine for me: I didn't have any excessive float or bounce. Dan, that is how I was taught as well. But, I have learned that the 80 KIAS is critical because much above that speed has caused me to bounce, and much below that speed it really wants to stall. I have some of my very best landings in the SR22 (real greasers that I have not had in other planes), but I have also had a few of my worst landings in that SR22. I am still not comfortable with the landings in that plane (after about 40 hours), but that may be because I am not a very good pilot. Cary |
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