Approach Speed

[flyguy]

Re: Approach Speed

I can fly mine around at 5 (actually 6) over stall without falling out of the sky. That would be 50 indicated. That checks out as calibrated also with a GPS and seveal runs. My old 65 would drop out at 38, but the 85 is at least 100 lbs heavier, and who knows what 38 actually was back then.
DC

[Len Petterson]

Re: Approach Speed

As for slow flight and airspeed indication.
On this website someone posted a warning for lose of airspeed indication in a right hand sideslip. I have never last airspeed indication in a slip but for some reason I like o do them to the left unless the wind is strong and from the right.
Have any one experiensed loss of airspeed indication lately?
Len

[Guest]

Re: Approach Speed

As for slow flight and airspeed indication.
On this website someone posted a warning for lose of airspeed indication in a right hand sideslip. I have never last airspeed indication in a slip but for some reason I like o do them to the left unless the wind is strong and from the right.
Have any one experiensed loss of airspeed indication lately?
Len

I was taught that a slip to the side where the pitot is will increase the indication and a slip to the side without the pitot will result in a decreased indication.

I try to use visual reference rather then airspeed.

Dave

[Pearson]

Re: Approach Speed

Dave,

I slow fly at about 45 and then try to get it down to 42. My bird stalls at about 39 or 40 indicated.

If your plane keeps dropping off on the right wing, maybe you need to adjust the washout. Make real sure you have the ball centered when doing your stalls.

Let us know what you find.

[flyguy]

Re: Approach Speed

Someone want to tie a piece of string to the jury strut under the pitot to see what the airflow is doing out there in a slip to the right? My bird is down until I can do something about the heat sensitive magneto. I had heard that about the airspeed and it makes sense if the air is turbulent because of the flow "around" the fuselage.
Just a thought.
Darryl

[taylorcraftbc65]

Re: Approach Speed

My '40 BL65 I learned to fly in would fly at 30 MPH indicated in ground affect. I remember it scared the heck out of the examiner on my check ride. We were about 12' or 15' high landing & he saw the airspeed at 30 & started yelling we're going to stall! I started laughing. I don't think he ever flew anything that flew so slow. Love these Taylorcrafts! Where else can you have so much fun going slow.

It's a big, comfy, two seat ultralight that happens to be VERY cross country capable. (Oh yes, and in thermals, it thinks it's a motorglider), I'm NEVER getting rid of mine. Brie

[jCandlish]

A word of caution.

Some of the best advice I was ever given was:

Always keep in mind that the airplane will stall more easily at higher altitudes (and temps), so judging an appropriate ground speed by eye &/or feel is quite different between field elevations of 1500 or 6000 msl.

When your up high never be in doubt that your flying too slow.

Cheers
jCandlish

[Len Petterson]

Re: Approach Speed

Flying by feel alone is somthing I never do but a lot of feelings about how the wind moves the plane in a direction You don't want it to go so you counterreact, You know what I mean. "The pedal dance"(;f
But one eye on airspeed indicator never hurts and the other on the Hydroline or the busch you have to clear.

You never take airspeed for granted in T craft. Too high you run out of runway, too low you drop her in.