REFLECTOR:Re: RG vs. Fixed

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In a message dated 6/3/03 9:53:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
mooneydryver@yahoo.com writes:

<< I feel like
 I'm flying an airplane not a car with wings.
                      John >>
How many birds fly with there legs and feet down?  Anyway, I have about 
600hrs in my STD-RG.  The retract system has never given any problems, but I am 
still relieved when the greens come on.  Some times I bat the RG vs FG back and 
fourth if I would do it again.  From the inside it still looks the same if it 
is a RG or FG.  I am not really sure what the speed loss would be with a good 
fitting farings.  I think 10kt could be high.  I have a IO-360 @210hpw/ 
10-1pistons and mt.  I true at 178kts balls to the wall above 8K.  What about other' 
fliers REAL no B.S. #'s.  You guys that like to keep data bases should start a 
real performance # data base starting with mine.  This could also include 
real takeoff and landing #'s.  By the way, other than the diminished takeoff and 
initial climb, I cruise just as fast with my fixed pitch performance prop @ 1" 
less MP and 5%less fuel with way less propeller problems than the mt.

TEC

What ever floats you boat.
TEC