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Old 08-01-2010, 09:40 PM
Moura Moura is offline
 
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Default Approach Speeds

Hi folks

What kind of speeds are you guys using in your approaches? Wind leg, base and final. Flaps settings? PIlot only and full?

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Moura
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Old 08-02-2010, 04:06 AM
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Hi folks

What kind of speeds are you guys using in your approaches? Wind leg, base and final. Flaps settings? PIlot only and full?

Thank you

Moura
I use 80 knots for aproach and 70 knots on final, works good for my 8.
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Old 08-02-2010, 04:33 AM
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Default It depends on which airplane...

...but in my -10, I always use 100 MPH on the last end of downwind, 90 on base and heavy, I use 80 MPH on final and 72 if I'm solo,

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Old 08-02-2010, 08:55 PM
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Default In my RV-7

I usually fly about 90kts in the approach and down wind (10 in. MAP), 85kts -80kts on base with 10-20 deg. flaps, turn to final is about 80-75kts, put in the rest of the flaps and pull the power before coming over the numbers. I need to be about 65kts over the numbers or she doesn't want to land. I've tried numerous different configs on this and the one above seems to work best. A friend of mine with about 50 hrs on his RV-7 was bouncing his landings some while getting used to the feel. The 65kts or below on flare took care of most of that for him as well...
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