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tom.gregorski(at)juno.com
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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:08 am Post subject: Flying an RV8

I just finished my RV8 and it had its first flight by an experienced RV driver. I took some lessons in a RV7, but I am not comfortable flying it and scared to fly mine. I am having a hard time getting good landings. I am used to flaring over the runway, but he teaches flying it to about a foot over the runway and then bleeding off the airspeed until it quits flying. He does this because of the abrupt stalls and does not want it to happen too high above the runway. Is this the way others fly RVs. I would like some other opinions. I did stall the RV7 and the stall is very rapid without any warning. Thanks, Tom

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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:58 pm Post subject: Flying an RV8

Hey Tom,

  

 There are many different techniques to landing any airplane.  I find that I use the same/similar technique on every aircraft I fly be it an RV to Boeing.  The method you mentioned is good for learning where the wheels are on the first couple of landings, but then I would transition to landing your plane just as you would land a Cessna.  Come down final at stall speed plus about 30 percent, flare and find the ground.  Go take a few lessons in a Cub if you can find one, it is more difficult to land than an RV.  If you are even a little comfortable in it, you will have no trouble in your 8.   I don't think the 8 has an abrupt stall, mine gives me plenty of warning with a shutter of the tail.  You will also feel the controls getting a lot lighter.  Go up and stall it a few times, straight ahead and fly it around for a while at stall plus 30 percent and in no time at all, you will not even need and airspeed indicator to know that you are right in the sweet spot.  

  

 Good Luck,

  

 Paul

 RV8 with 75 hours of fun



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 I just finished my RV8 and it had its first flight by an experienced RV driver. I took some lessons in a RV7, but I am not comfortable flying it and scared to fly mine. I am having a hard time getting good landings. I am used to flaring over the runway, but he teaches flying it to about a foot over the runway and then bleeding off the airspeed until it quits flying. He does this because of the abrupt stalls and does not want it to happen too high above the runway. Is this the way others fly RVs. I would like some other opinions. I did stall the RV7 and the stall is very rapid without any warning. Thanks, Tom

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bjudge(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 4:27 pm Post subject: Flying an RV8

I'm got about 230 hrs in my 8 and I almost never do a 3 point.  Mine

wheel lands very well and tends to crow hop a lot when doing a 3 pt.

I believe this is because the critical angle of attack is greater than

the 3 pt attitude angle of attack hence it tends to still be flying

with the wheels on the ground.  65 knots seems to be a nice speed for

final, wheel it on, keep it straight and you won't have any trouble.



Bill

N84WJ

rv-8.blogspot.com





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      1. 06:08 AM - Flying an RV8  (tom.gregorski(at)juno.com)

      2. 02:58 PM - Re: Flying an RV8  (Paul Rice)



  ________________________________  Message 1  _____________________________________

  Time: 06:08:59 AM PST US

  From: "tom.gregorski(at)juno.com" <tom.gregorski(at)juno.com>

  Subject: Flying an RV8

  I just finished my RV8 and it had its first flight by an experienced RV driver.

  I took some lessons in a RV7, but I am not comfortable flying it and scared to

  fly mine. I am having a hard time getting good landings. I am used to flaring

  over the runway, but he teaches flying it to about a foot over the runway and

  then bleeding off the airspeed until it quits flying. He does this because of

  the abrupt stalls and does not want it to happen too high above the runway.

  Is this the way others fly RVs. I would like some other opinions. I did stall

  the RV7 and the stall is very rapid without any warning. Thanks, Tom

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  Time: 02:58:06 PM PST US

  From: Paul Rice <rice737(at)msn.com>

  Subject: RE: Flying an RV8

  Hey Tom,



  There are many different techniques to landing any airplane.  I find that I

   use the same/similar technique on every aircraft I fly be it an RV to Boei

  ng.  The method you mentioned is good for learning where the wheels are on

  the first couple of landings, but then I would transition to landing your p

  lane just as you would land a Cessna.  Come down final at stall speed plus

  about 30 percent, flare and find the ground.  Go take a few lessons in a Cu

  b if you can find one, it is more difficult to land than an RV.  If you are

   even a little comfortable in it, you will have no trouble in your 8.   I d

  on't think the 8 has an abrupt stall, mine gives me plenty of warning with

  a shutter of the tail.  You will also feel the controls getting a lot light

  er.  Go up and stall it a few times, straight ahead and fly it around for a

   while at stall plus 30 percent and in no time at all, you will not even ne

  ed and airspeed indicator to know that you are right in the sweet spot.



  Good Luck,



  Paul

  RV8 with 75 hours of fun> From: tom.gregorski(at)juno.com> Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2

  008 13:04:41 +0000> To: rv8-list(at)matronics.com> Subject: Flying a

  orski(at)juno.com>> > I just finished my RV8 and it had its first flight by an

   experienced RV driver. I took some lessons in a RV7, but I am not comforta

  ble flying it and scared to fly mine. I am having a hard time getting good

  landings. I am used to flaring over the runway, but he teaches flying it to

   about a foot over the runway and then bleeding off the airspeed until it q

  uits flying. He does this because of the abrupt stalls and does not want it

   to happen too high above the runway. Is this the way others fly RVs. I wou

  ld like some other opinions. I did stall the RV7 and the stall is very rapi

  d without any warning. Thanks, Tom> _______________________________________

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