depends what type of PA28 you are flying. the more modern warrior 3`s can float a long way before the speed bleeds off enough to want to land. the older chrokees will sink a bit more quickly as the speed bleeds off.
assume you will be doing it with an instructor, so do it as per the brief. my guess is that he/she will let you practice flapless on a longish runway, advise you to come in a bit fast and aim for the numbers so you can experience the float compared to a flapped approach. its a different feel to your normal approach, with a diffent flatter picture out front. but do it as per the briefing rather than what you have been advised on a forum.
i seem to remember when i was training on warrior 3`s the FI got me to do an approach and touch and go and 70kt or so, and then approach at about 5kt faster. the extra float in calm conditions meant we had to call it a full stop.
Last edited by cjhants; 24th Sep 2009 at 14:44.