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Arksey(at)aol.com
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:51 am Post subject: VG's

I have discovered I can make good landings if I stall the  airplane closer to 

the ground.  If I stall it a foot above the ground,  it will drop a foot.  If 

I don't want to take the chance of dropping  in, I can always fly the Kolb to 

the ground above stall speed.



john  h

mkIII 



 I like this statement by John H, while I have never flown a  kolb with vg's I have experenced  the drop at landing and I think a few  times more than a foot from the ground...I now fly the plane onto the ground and  have not had any drops like before....It is interesting because I have a friend  In PA that I talked into getting a Kolb firestar ll, he likes it and has not had  a problem with landing...he taught himself to fly quite a few years ago in ultra  lights...he is now working on his sport license....but I ask him how he lands  the plane and he tells me that he wheel lands it....he fly's it on and keeps the  tail off the ground for a bit and it seems to be natural for him, works good for  him and no bad landings..us old time pilots from general aviation seem to have  trouble with the drop that John describes and I think it goes back to our  training to do full stall landings. I have not put VG's on my firestar and  if i can land it without the bad drop I do not think I will....I think I am  improving with my landings..hope so...JimSwan

  

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pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:21 pm Post subject: VG's

I have not put 

VG's on my firestar  and  if i can land it without the bad drop I do not think 

I will....I  think I am  improving with my landings..>>

  

 Hi,

 `The drop` is something all planes do , not only  Kolbs. Slow down to land, stall, drop!

 The trick is to stall as close to the ground as  possible. The closer you are, the smaller `the drop`.

 VG`s merely enable you to go more slowly before you  stall. If you do it 10ft up they will be no help whatever. Fitting VG`s does not  make you a better pilot, merely extends the planes flying envelope a  bit.

  

 Good luck

  

 Pat

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