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[lazflyn]

[art]

[art]

[rayjb60]

[art]

I KNOW NOW WITH ENGINES WE CAN GO AROUND, BUT IF YOU COME IN HIGH HOW WILL SHE RESPOND TO A SLIP TO LAND OR IS IT ADVISEABLE TO DO A GO AROUND. I AM SO USED TO GOOD OLD SPOILER FOR FLIHT PATH CONTROL SO I WONDER ABOUT THAT. ART THANKS FOR RESPNDING.

[lazflyn]

Art,

To answer you question reguarding being too high on approach, we could use some information about your machine. What props do you have (ie. the bi-props or some other type). This will greatly affect your descent rate. For example I fly a series II with Prince 34x10 props. When I bring my engines to idle, those big props act like spoilers in that they create a lot of drag. My friend has a series II with bi-props. When I descend with his, those tiny props don't create much drag and my descent rate is lower. I then try a side slip to create more drag. The side slip helps, but without much of a fuselage to create drag, it doesn't help as much as you would think. The great thing about Lazairs is that nothing happens really fast, so you have plenty of time to realize that you are too high or whatever. I guess the final trick I've done, now that I think about it, is the s-turn trick. While on final approach, if I'm too high, I'll turn to the left or right for a second or two, then turn back and re-align myself with the runway. At Lazair speeds this seems to work great too.

Hope that helps.

MarkDJ.