PA31 Guru Required
After many years flying other types, I find myself back flying little (-310) Navajo’s. There have been a number of changes to Navajo's over the years, including the change in AFM’s and I am finding it difficult to obtain information.
I am flying two Navajo’s, both have vortex generator kits, one has 40° of flap the other 25°. One has wing lockers the other does not.
Questions.
Despite the different flap settings the short field approach speed and landing distances required appear to be the same. Is this correct.
The vortex generator supplement has two take off charts. STOL with 15° flap and normal with 0° flap. The Navajo without wing lockers has a 50’ speed on the normal takeoff (without flap) less than the 50’ speed on the STOL takeoff with 15° flap. ??
Any comments (regarding Navajo’s) gratefully received.