REFLECTOR: Runway length

[Dave Dent]

Re: REFLECTOR: Runway lengthI'm flying a XL/RG and find that our 2400 ft runway is OK for take off and landing providing no cross winds.  With my fixed pitch Catto prop I can get off in right around 1200 ft.  Two people and 50 gal of gas.  Now when I get my new 82 pitch I will need at least 1500 ft.  Like you say Jack with a cross winds I use the long 5000 ft run way with a little more speed on the approach.  I have also found that if you aim for the number you won't hit them you will float right past them.   I aim for the threshold and just clear or hit the numbers.  
I will be flying into Oceanside in the near future because me kids are moving down there.  So I plan on using the 2700 ft on a regular basis.  
Yet I would go to a longer runway for first flight anyway.  You can get it off from there but I would fly it some where else to land and keep it there till you have the confidence to bring it into the 2700 ft. That is, if you don't have to put it right back down on the runway on your first test flight. 
Dave
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jack Sheehan 
  To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list 
  Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 12:36 PM
  Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Runway length


  Sounds like enough runway if ther are not any obstacles. You will want to work your way down to a short runway depending on experience. Take off is no problem but landing is easy to use up runways when heavy. Also you need to watch cross winds. I have found that in cross winds you need to carry a little extra speed on final but that could just be my poor technique with an XL-RG.
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