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netsrak
15th May 2002, 19:51
Can anyone out there that flies a Piper Navajo (or is sure of the answer) tell me what the approach speed is (while you're on the glide slope/loc, tracking an ILS, or tracking on the inbound course for a non precision approach, for example). Thanks a bunch in advance :)

FL310
15th May 2002, 21:21
I flew the PA31-325 as well as the PA31T1 and 2...
we operated 180kn until 5 miles and than reduced to 130 until landing assured....but my last flight on the Piper types was 17 years ago, there was no pressure from ATC or anyone else...worked fine for us and the 130 kn was always well on the safe side for tough patterns like in Ascona....

big buddah
17th May 2002, 09:22
Depends on what model your flying, as some have gear mod's which you can throw the gear and flap out around 160kts off the top of my head.But generally(on standard models) you have to be carefull as you can't get flap out to 150kts and gear 130kts so you'll find you fly the approach at about 130kts limited by the gear speed.