Originally Posted by
733driver
Yes, the Latitude has the same wing as the Sovereign+ which should have comparable landing performance.
Actually, the Sov+ is (acc. to the FPG´s) a tad worse than the Latitude...
For 200ft Elevation
Latitude 2,740 2,700 2,630 2,570 2,500 2,350 2,200 2,120 ft
Sovereign+ 2,860 2,820 2,750 2,680 2,610 2,530 2,450 2,290 ft
Sovereign 2,920 2,840 2,770 2,690 2,620 2,540 2,450 2,370
Vrefs on the + are 1 Knot higher than the Latitudes.
But all that is just academic I think, the question seems to be: why the bounce to a gear failure. The Sovereign is easy to fly IMHO, but: it runs out of elevator control close to Vref. Can´t say if that is the same with the Latitude.