2012. március 20., kedd

Soft field technique

This Skeleton Coast Safaris Cessna 210 landed on the sandy beach somewhere at Conception Bay, on the Namibian Diamond Coast. If I'm not wrong, and knowing the pilot I'd bet on a 100$ that I'm not, they just had a nice picnic. 
I'll share with you as well the advice I got from the wise on soft field takeoffs:
"350 meters of softish sand, only works because of the constant wind. Begin the roll with a clean wing and low power to save the prop, gently feed in the oomph as the speed builds while reducing back-pressure on the stick, then drop full flaps when you run out of surface and let her come off. Stay in ground effect as you go out over the sea, tickling the flaps up bit-by-tiny-bit while staying just over the stall-warning." 

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Dave írta...

Why would you start with clean flaps? If you are on soft ground, surely you would want maximum lift to reduce the weight of the plane on the sand?

Dave írta...

Why would you start with clean flaps? Surely in soft sand you would want maximum lift to reduce the weight of the plane over the soft sand?