C-182 pattern help

Check your gross weight vs. speed, I think you're too fast
and need to fly a little slower. You're making flap
extension too big an issue, slow down and put the flaps
down. Pay more attention to the outside world indicator and
aim for the runway.

OWI, windows.



"SilkB" wrote in message
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|I am just starting to fly a C-182T and I was wondering if
anyone has
| any tips for the settings in the pattern/approach.
| I have done most of my hours on C172, but when
transitioning to C182 I
| noticed that it's hard to get this plane down in the
pattern. I enter
| the pattern at 17"MP (to slow down) and abeam the numbers
I lower it
| to 15"MP while putting in 1 notch of flaps and trimming
for 90-95KTS.
| On base I put in another notch of flaps and trim for 85KTS
and the
| final notch of flaps on final while keeping 70-75KTS.
| My problem is that with these settings the plane is not
really
| descending until the base to final turn where I need to
cut down the
| power completely. I would have liked to keep about 15"MP
in all the
| way to the round-out to make the landing nice and soft.
| Any tips?
|
| Thanks.
|