REFLECTOR: [may-be-spam] Re: Runway length

[gattenby at tulsaconnect.com]

Years ago I talked with a guy over in Oklahoma City, that 
based his Velocity
on a grass strip.  He said that he redid the axles and put 
on considerably larger tires,
to get the prop further up away from the turf.
I can't remember his name, and he wasn't on the reflector. 
 (the factory gave me his name)
He said that he still had some prop damage, but he seemed 
happy with it.

Noel

On Wed, 2 Aug 2006 12:52:56 -0400
  "Terry Miles" <terrence_miles at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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
> __________________
> 
> 
> 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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