REFLECTOR: Runway length

[Terry Miles]

Thanks for all the replys.  Kurt, I should have thought to include the
notion of PA too and not runway length alone.  The field that prompted
the email is SC86 in Easley, SC.  I have a number of friends and
contacts right there on the field or very nearby and the setting and
house-related parts are just great, but I can see if I move there the
airplane will have to be hangared elsewhere from what I am hearing.
Runway 2500 X 75.  Elv 1100.  
Terry

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of len.baxter at gm.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 10:00 AM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Runway length



Ronnie

I am trying to understand your comments on the "aileron differential
throws" and the relationship to "approach angles" ( also what is a 90 or
135 degree approach angle) .    Can you expand your comments for a
"Newbee"???

Thanks


Len
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There are three of us flying off of 14A, which is 3000' paved and
between the tall pines.

There is a IO550 XL, a IO360 and M/T Std wing/std, and my 173 RG with
IO360 and Catto 66 x 70",  All three of us will tell you that is about
as short as we want to use!

Re the wallowing, mine handles fine on short final - I have VG's and I
did some work to get the aileron differential throws in the right
direction (more up than down).  The approach angle that Brendon writes
in the manual has got to be 90 degrees when the aileron is UP.  When the
aileron are down, the approach is more like 135 degrees.  This helps
prevent adverse yaw when
the aileron is down.   MHO!  My 173 handles about as well at low speed
as
my
172 did with rudder only needed when things get gusty.

There is at least one V that flies off a turf field down in Alabama (I
think).  I believe the field was more like 4000', he said it is indeed
rough on the prop but he's happy.

Ronnie


----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Miles" <terrence_miles at hotmail.com>
To: "'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 7:24 AM
Subject: REFLECTOR: Runway length


> Hi,
>
> Here's a general question for those flying.  I am looking at a couple 
> of airpark options.  More than once I have found a nice house but 
> rejected it for runway surface or runway length.  On the assumption 
> that I can takeoff and land with the skill of an average pilot could I

> ask those flying (esp the XL) what number should I use for min runway 
> length, and if they thought turf was OK.  This is be day VFR only.  No

> tower, no lights, no fuel or mx on the field.
>
> Thanks for the thoughts and advice.
>
> Terry
>
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