REFLECTOR: [SPAM] Re: main gear legs

[nmflyer1 at aol.com]

Yes scott.   That's pretty normal out here in the spring windy season. It's actually harder to take off on a small runway like mine (37' wide) in a cross wind than it is to land. On takeoff the transition phase seems to take longer and you can hear the wheels chirping as they slide sideways. 
 
I never was as good at crabbing to a crosswind landing as I was slipping. The timing is too critical like that. I just slip and land on one wheel, keep on the rudder and keep the upwind wing down until it slows down. 
I think the reason the 235 can land in higher winds than I could in the cessna is 1, it is a heavy sucker and 2, the wing is closer to the ground and the friction slows the wind down more that close to the ground. 
 
Just what we have to deal with out here.
 
Kurt  
 
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From: sbakr at comcast.net
To: reflector at tvbf.org
Sent: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: [SPAM] Re: main gear legs


Wait, wait, wait.  Kurt - Are you really saying 40 knots of direct (90*) cross wind?  I can hardly imagine getting _any_ general aviation aircraft down in one piece with a 40* direct cross wind.
SB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: NMFlyer1 at aol.com 
To: reflector at tvbf.org 
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 9:21 PM
Subject: [SPAM] Re: REFLECTOR: main gear legs


Scott, 
 
It's good to hear that you think the V is a good X-wind aircraft. Since for you and I in New Mexico, the wind is barely blowing until it gets over 30 knots.
 I was wodering how my learning curve was going to run on the V. I could easilly land the old C-150's and 172 in over 30 knots of crosswind, now in the Cherokee 235 I place the limit at 40.  My runway layout is N/S and the spring winds are usually from the west or southwest at about 50 on a bad day.  What have you run into on your V?  And, do you land it crabbed or in a slip? 
 
I should have all my engine parts back soon and start reassembling the engine. I'll give you a call when I have it tweaked enough.  I plan on having a big burger burn at that point. 
 
Kurt 






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