aldaniels(at)fmtc.com
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 Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 10:02 pm Post subject: (What me worry?) |
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When my friend and I decided to build a Lancair we were more than a
little concerned about the high stall speed of the 4, so decided to give
up top end and build the ES. It fitted our needs much better with the
shorter field requirements and such, and most of the business trips it
was being built for did not require the fast and high of the 4. I have
not studied it in several years, but from what I remember is that it is
so aerodynamically slick that it gets away from the pilot very quickly,
turning a minor loss of control usually in IFR for another plane into a
big problem. The other problem is that the stats are really against you.
As the touch down speed increased the survivability goes down. A
controlled off field landing in a Kitfox is usually no big deal from a
survival point of view, but as the touchdown speed goes over 70 you are
in real trouble. From what I understand the Legacy tried to address that
with a 65 mph stall, but that is still fast. I don't believe the problem
is isolated to Lancair, but is common with all the fast glass planes,
including certified planes.
| Quote: | Roger,
The short answer is I don't know. The long answer is I have decided to not
fly in it - at least until the owner has at least 250 hours in it. I am
aware of the accident statistics, however I didn't know the ratio was that
high. Many of the owners will keep 100 kts on final because of the high
stall speed, so any unplanned contact with the ground is at very high
speeds.
Some of the things I hear and question have to do with low speed
performance. Now I don't know if what I am saying is peculiar to the IV,
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