REFLECTOR:Re: RG vs. Fixed

[Andy Millin]

I know this is way out of hand, and I hope everyone is taking it in 
good spirits.  :)

Any Velocity is a pretty thing no matter what type of gear it has!

(and, I have never seen a bird make a "gear up" landing either!!)

Grins,

Andy




> 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
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