Re: accident sonex N610DJ
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:00 am
When we learn to land in a C150 we are taught to bleed off as much airspeed as possible while one inch off the ground. When wheels touch the ground, we are pulling full aft stick.
When I landed C172's, same thing, and in this plane sometimes I would hear the stall horn bleep a little as well.
Is this how I can land a tricycle gear Sonex? Full aft stick when one inch off the ground? If so, then I can presume I can take advantage of the theoretical 40 mph stall speed, with its 33% lower kinetic energy compared to C150's theoretical 49 mph stall speed.
But Im still not sure if this is correct, either because A) Sonex can't actually be flown at this speed one inch off the ground, because lack of elevator authority, or B) because of a rapidly developing sink rate at these lower speeds when one inch off the ground, it will slam down before I can complete the flair.
When I landed C172's, same thing, and in this plane sometimes I would hear the stall horn bleep a little as well.
Is this how I can land a tricycle gear Sonex? Full aft stick when one inch off the ground? If so, then I can presume I can take advantage of the theoretical 40 mph stall speed, with its 33% lower kinetic energy compared to C150's theoretical 49 mph stall speed.
But Im still not sure if this is correct, either because A) Sonex can't actually be flown at this speed one inch off the ground, because lack of elevator authority, or B) because of a rapidly developing sink rate at these lower speeds when one inch off the ground, it will slam down before I can complete the flair.