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Experimental Aircraft Association July, 2017 (3rd Edition)
Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania Volume 41, Number 07
Doylestown Airport (KDYL)
3879 Old Easton Rd.
Doylestown, PA 18902
Meets: Last Wed each of month (7:30 PM)
CHAPTER CHATTER
Chapter Number 78 Flying Through History
Stay coordinated. The dreaded base to final approach
Are You Legal To Fly In These 6 Scenarios? stall is caused by skidding into the turn. Remember,
(Click HERE) the airplane will lose lift and performance when it’s not
coordinated, and if it does stall, won’t stall straight
ahead. Staying coordinated, with your butt in the
middle of the seat, will keep you much safer when low
and slow and give you the best performance for a go-
around.
Learn to slip. Most airplanes can be slipped with flaps,
but check the POH for your particular airplane. A slip
doesn’t have to be aggressive or dramatic. It might just
be a little application of rudder to help your descent
rate. Keep the nose steady, and don’t forget to add
opposite aileron to stop the airplane from turning. I like
being high on approach because it gives me options for
mistakes, a go-around, etc., and I know I can always
put a little rudder in it to bring me down. Also, if you’re
high and lose your engine, you can always slip to just
the right road or field…basically, you can never be too
high.
Simplify Your Landings! Keep the airplane tracking down the centerline. The
centerline will give you the maximum room on either
Five easy steps to better landings side in the event of drift.
By Patty Wagstaff
Suggestions for ways to improve your landings: Always pick a spot to land, and pick the spot close to
the approach end to allow for error if you do float
farther down the runway. There’s nothing comfortable
Know your 1.3 V SO. If you’re guilty of approaching the about seeing the runway fly by underneath you while
numbers too fast, slow down your approach. Practice you’re trying to land.
at altitude. Dirty your airplane up with gear and flaps,
and using a long road or other landmark practice a
steady descent at slower speeds.
