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Landing On Carriers
- Thread starter CaptainRon
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It won't. We had a girl on her first solo prove it about two weeks ago.
That'll teach you to let girls fly.
Brett
SemperApollo
Registered User
Duh Chris. Sweep + high wing loading = more AOA than I should ever see at 400 feet. You'll have to forgive me. I look for connections where there are none sometimes.
Does the Prowler pitch with power changes? Remember reading about how the Crusader had that tendency...
Does the Prowler pitch with power changes? Remember reading about how the Crusader had that tendency...
Aren't you the guy who was trying to fly a break in a GA aircraft a few months back?
Brett
MasterBates
Well-Known Member
HEY! That's my job
SemperApollo
Registered User
Heck no. It took me 2 months just to get used to doing stalls at 3000 feet...and another month for my instructor to remove my death grip from the yoke.
I always thought on-speed was the term for Vref. When I learned power off approaches, it was idle abeam the numbers, flaps 10, and trim for Vref, hence the confusion.
I always thought on-speed was the term for Vref. When I learned power off approaches, it was idle abeam the numbers, flaps 10, and trim for Vref, hence the confusion.
MasterBates
Well-Known Member
Dumb question from a guy with less than 150 FW out of 2100+
Is landing on the backside of the powercurve BAD? SOP for helos, but have not flown FW since 2002, so I forget..
Is landing on the backside of the powercurve BAD? SOP for helos, but have not flown FW since 2002, so I forget..
SemperApollo
Registered User
Again I hit "post" before reading everything I write...
Don't worry Mefesto, my final approach speed is 60kts (Cessna 152) which is actually a tad faster than 1.3 Vso if we're light and using full flaps, but happens to be the best glide speed. I know Vref is used for faster/heavier aircraft who need to set the approach speed for every landing because weight can vary so much. From now on I'm just gonna say "Vspeed I land at"
Masterbates: Coming from a guy with roughly 40 hours total, landing on the backside of the powercurve is bad. Induced drag increases and in some cases there is not enough power to climb or even maintain level flight. I know little about helos and nothing about how they land. How do they do it on the backside of the curve?
Don't worry Mefesto, my final approach speed is 60kts (Cessna 152) which is actually a tad faster than 1.3 Vso if we're light and using full flaps, but happens to be the best glide speed. I know Vref is used for faster/heavier aircraft who need to set the approach speed for every landing because weight can vary so much. From now on I'm just gonna say "Vspeed I land at"
Masterbates: Coming from a guy with roughly 40 hours total, landing on the backside of the powercurve is bad. Induced drag increases and in some cases there is not enough power to climb or even maintain level flight. I know little about helos and nothing about how they land. How do they do it on the backside of the curve?
Again I hit "post" before reading everything I write...
Don't worry Mefesto, my final approach speed is 60kts (Cessna 152) which is actually a tad faster than 1.3 Vso if we're light and using full flaps, but happens to be the best glide speed. I know Vref is used for faster/heavier aircraft who need to set the approach speed for every landing because weight can vary so much. From now on I'm just gonna say "Vspeed I land at"
Masterbates: Coming from a guy with roughly 40 hours total, landing on the backside of the powercurve is bad. Induced drag increases and in some cases there is not enough power to climb or even maintain level flight. I know little about helos and nothing about how they land. How do they do it on the backside of the curve?
Let's keep this thread about landing at the boat. If you want to talk helos, or GA, start another thread.
Brett
MasterBates
Well-Known Member
Ahh.
This is like the MCA demo then..
Back to our regularly scheduled program.
In short... Boat + Night = Exitement
This is like the MCA demo then..
Back to our regularly scheduled program.
In short... Boat + Night = Exitement
Mmmmmm... Night Boat....