PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Watch the speed!
View Single Post
Old 24th July 2006 | 11:21
  #99 (permalink)  
Final 3 Greens
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Set-up for 70 kts down wind and never look at the ASI again.

Longbow, I would not be so abrasive as wombat13, but if you really think that setting up a PA28-180 downwind at 70kias is good practice, I am a bit worried for you.

70 is a good speed for the start of final, coming back to 65, but it's way too slow for downwind.

As a generic approach I'd plan to fly downwind at 100 coming back to 90kias, base 80-75, final 70-65.

Obviously these numbers would be amended as necessary in the circumstances prevailing at the time.

Also, I would expect to trim quite actively, especially if going to the 2nd stage of flaps from clean and then for 65 on short final.

Using these speeds, I could operate quite happily into 700m of grass, with a final approach of about 1nm, due to local considerations. So no bomber circuit necessary, yet no dawdling to baulk high performance singles or twins.

Just my thoughts.