REFLECTOR: Re: Glide Ratio

Tue Dec 20 16:09:23 CST 2005

Dave, 

Shouldn't you swap 2 and 3?  You could waste 30 seconds or more explaining
your situation to ATC when you could be flying out of range of the best
spot.  I guess here in the LA area with mountains and urbania mixed together
that becomes more of an issue than if you are flying over fields of corn.

Blessings

Phil

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Dave Bertram
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 12:28 PM
To: reflector at tvbf.org; reflector at tvbf.org
Cc: p51 at hotmail.com
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Re: Glide Ratio

I too have had the opportunity to land a Velocity without power.  Here is my
advice based on 45 years of flying:

1.  Establish airspeed at 95kts

2.  Declare an emergency 

3.  Choose the most suitable landing area available.

4.  Try for restart except for engine fire

5.  When field is made lower landing gear.

6.  I would add that "fly the airplane" be added after each step

I personally held the 95kts through touchdown due to landing in a plowed
field.

Congrats on your safe landing.  

Dave Bertram

-------Original Message-------

From: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <mailto:reflector at tvbf.org>

Date: 12/18/05 03:19:46

To: reflector at tvbf.org

Cc: p51 at hotmail.com

Subject: REFLECTOR: Re: Glide Ratio

Having survived a no engine emergency landing, I do remember that the plane

glides very well with the gear up, but sinks like a rock when you open those

gear doors (probably 6:1). The other thing that is surprising is how long it

takes to lower the main gear (the nose comes down and locks quickly). If you

really want to practice this, time how long it takes to get the mains to

lock, then go out and try to estimate when you need to start them down. It's

way more time than you think. Probably better to put them down at a higher

altitude and circle to land to get the feel of the sink rate before you have

to land.

The engine quit when I turned crosswind shortly after takeoff, and I just

made it back to the field, but too little time to lock the mains, so I

skidded in on the backside of the plane. Fortunately, no fire and damage was

not too much due to an iVO composite prop. I was very lucky.

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