REFLECTOR: low end idle speed

[Stockman, Bill]

That's just fine, it will work great.    With either retract gear or speed brake, the plane will not float as long as you get the speed down in the 70-80 kt range.   The key is speed control in the pattern.   

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org on behalf of Douglas Holub
Sent: Thu 1/15/2009 9:31 AM
To: reflector at tvbf.org
Subject: REFLECTOR: low end idle speed


My ECI IOX-360 with dual Plasma IIIs won't idle less than 950 RPMs, and I was expecting to get it down to 800. It runs smooth and strong at all speeds. With full throttle I get 2320 static RPMs at 28.7 MAP with the fixed pitch Prince 68/78 prop. I've calibrated the ECI fuel injection using ECI's calibration kit. There's just no where to go mechanically less than 950 RPMs. 
 
I remember from transition training that if I didn't pull the power all the way back while landing, the Velocity would float forever down the runway, but I don't remember what the low end idle speed was on the factory trainer, and anyway, it had a constant speed prop. Am I going to have any trouble landing at 950 RPMs?
 
Doug Holub
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