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 Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:41 am Post subject: Landing short (again) - Was Need Opinions! |
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There's always the intentional ground-loop at the end of a hot rollout, just before you get to the fence/trees/ cow or whatever. Scary but effective. Whoa guys . . . I'm just kidding. 
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"Napier, Mark" <Mark.Napier(at)sciatl.com> wrote:
[quote]--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Napier, Mark"
The main problem with that 700ft is landing, not taking off. With 20
deg. of flap clearing the fence is no problem. The Kitfox will land
that short but the wind and approach speed has to be nailed to do it.
It's very easy to put your wheels down a little too fast and not be able
to stop floating/bouncing and eat up a short strip. Then that 4 foot
fence is waiting for you on the other end if you don't go-around quick
enough.
My experience is that I can bring it in at 50 mph with flaps and power;
yank the power off and drop it down hard and brake to a stop in under
300ft. I can't do it repeatedly. It's easy to float. I don't think I
could currently land into a 700ft with 100% confidence and certainly not
with a passenger.
Problem is our strip is 2400 usable with an uphill portion to it. It
works well as I can just slip down to the bottom of it and 3-point land
and then gravity does the rest. The trees nicely block cross winds as
well. It does make me lazy so I have to practice at other strips to
keep current. Others may have better technique.
FWIW,
Mark Napier
N246DR KFIII 582
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Time: 03:47:30 PM PST US
Subject: Re: Need Opinions!
From: "wingnut"
Do you have any places to land near your runway that you can use in an
emergency?
700 ft doesn't leave much room to get back down if the motor burps on
takeoff.
I'm in a similar boat; About 1400 ft but with 30ft trees on both ends.
Knowing
that I can land at that cow pasture off the end of the runway adds alot
to
my comfort factor.
| Quote: | the best runway I can arrange is going to only be about 700. However,
I wont
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have any obstacles on either end to clear except a 4 fence. The terrain
is flat
and sparsely populated.
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Luis Rodriguez
Model IV 1200
Rotax 912UL
Flying Weekly
Laurens, SC (34A)
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kitfoxmike
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:27 am Post subject: Re: Landing short (again) - Was Need Opinions! |
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You mean like, stomp on the left rudder-brake, and when it's headed the other way, hit the power. Woooooha! ya baby!
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