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That's just because you fly a nose heavy Piper. :-))
Atlas IS nose-heavy, compared to our old Warrior. No different than comparing a 172 and a 182, really...and the performance difference is about the same, too. It's just got that wing thingy on the proper side of the fuselage! :-) I sure wouldn't dream of coming in behind the power curve, hitting an unpaved strip and locking up the brakes, though. I've just got too much money tied up in our plane to treat it like that... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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That's just because you fly a nose heavy Piper. :-))
Atlas IS nose-heavy, compared to our old Warrior. No different than comparing a 172 and a 182, really...and the performance difference is about the same, too. It's just got that wing thingy on the proper side of the fuselage! I sure wouldn't dream of coming in behind the power curve, hitting an unpaved strip and locking up the brakes, though. I've just got too much money tied up in our plane to treat it like that... You are missing his point. At 55 kts he is still at minimum 10 kts above aft cg gross weight stall. He is not behind the power curve. It only takes 100-200 rpm above idle to cushion the contact. It is easy to land the 182 in a short distance without damaging the aircraft or with undue wear on the brakes. Another factor is the Cessna spring steel/tubular main landing gear. A high sink rate with your Piper may punch the main gear up through the top of the wing. On the Cessna it will splay outward and propel the aircraft back into the air. Additionally, the ground clearance with the Cessna gear is greater than the Piper. |
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![]() john smith wrote: That's just because you fly a nose heavy Piper. :-)) Atlas IS nose-heavy, compared to our old Warrior. No different than comparing a 172 and a 182, really...and the performance difference is about the same, too. It's just got that wing thingy on the proper side of the fuselage! I sure wouldn't dream of coming in behind the power curve, hitting an unpaved strip and locking up the brakes, though. I've just got too much money tied up in our plane to treat it like that... You are missing his point. At 55 kts Kts? Kts is for airline pilots. That's 55 mph IAS. he is still at minimum 10 kts above Stall is around mid 40's mph. aft cg gross weight stall. It's a 182, we're nowhere near aft cg. A high sink rate with your Piper may punch the main gear up through the top of the wing. On the Cessna it will splay outward and propel the aircraft back into the air. If you do it right it doesn't bounce at all. If you bounce you're airspeed was too high. The lower you're airspeed the higher the sink rate can be. |
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![]() "Newps" wrote in message ... Kts? Kts is for airline pilots. That's 55 mph IAS. MPH? How old do you think this plane is? |
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![]() Michael Ware wrote: "Newps" wrote in message ... Kts? Kts is for airline pilots. That's 55 mph IAS. MPH? How old do you think this plane is? I was giving you real world speeds. In your case look at the inside ring. |
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Newps wrote: Stall is around mid 40's mph. aft cg gross weight stall. It's a 182, we're nowhere near aft cg. Newps... it's a disclaimer. Many pilots do not know the referenced speeds are for the aft cg, gross weight condition. The do not know how to calculate speeds at lower weights and other cg's. |
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On Fri, 26 May 2006 10:21:03 -0600, Newps wrote:
Kts? Kts is for airline pilots. That's 55 mph IAS. Cool. Both my club's 182s (and the two 172s) are airliners. I just hope I'm not expected to provide in-flight meals and movies. - Andrew |
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![]() Jay Honeck wrote: I sure wouldn't dream of coming in behind the power curve, hitting an unpaved strip and locking up the brakes, though. I've just got too much money tied up in our plane to treat it like that... Treat it like what? Nothing happens to the plane. |
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I sure wouldn't dream of coming in behind the power curve, hitting an
unpaved strip and locking up the brakes, though. I've just got too much money tied up in our plane to treat it like that... Treat it like what? Nothing happens to the plane. Nothing bad happens to your aircraft when you lock up the brakes on a gravel runway, with the prop spinning? In a 182? No stone chips in the prop? No flat-spotted or gouged tires? No stones tossed into the paint? Consider the added stress on the airframe. Motor mounts in particular are going to be under great duress in a landing like you described. The nosewheel structure will also be heavily stressed. Do that particular landing "procedure" incorrectly in a 182, and you'll be buying a new firewall. Many Skylane owners before you have discovered just how fragile that nosegear-to-firewall connection really is. I'm glad you have off-road fun with your plane, but you probably shouldn't suggest a guy that is new to 182s do the same. What you described doing with your plane is a high-skill, relatively high-risk game, and is probably more suited for a tail dragger. It surely isn't suited for a newbie 182 driver, like the O.P. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Jay,
He was probably thinking about a RENTAL 182. I'd quit flying before I'd allow my airplane in the rental fleet! Karl "Curator" N185KG "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:BgPdg.750203$084.242848@attbi_s22... I sure wouldn't dream of coming in behind the power curve, hitting an unpaved strip and locking up the brakes, though. I've just got too much money tied up in our plane to treat it like that... Treat it like what? Nothing happens to the plane. Nothing bad happens to your aircraft when you lock up the brakes on a gravel runway, with the prop spinning? In a 182? No stone chips in the prop? No flat-spotted or gouged tires? No stones tossed into the paint? Consider the added stress on the airframe. Motor mounts in particular are going to be under great duress in a landing like you described. The nosewheel structure will also be heavily stressed. Do that particular landing "procedure" incorrectly in a 182, and you'll be buying a new firewall. Many Skylane owners before you have discovered just how fragile that nosegear-to-firewall connection really is. I'm glad you have off-road fun with your plane, but you probably shouldn't suggest a guy that is new to 182s do the same. What you described doing with your plane is a high-skill, relatively high-risk game, and is probably more suited for a tail dragger. It surely isn't suited for a newbie 182 driver, like the O.P. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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