ilovecornfields Posted May 24, 2020 Report Share Posted May 24, 2020 24 minutes ago, FloridaMan said: Also best to make sure the engine idle speed is spot on for short runways. An idle speed that's 200 RPM too high made the difference between a 500ft and a 2500ft landing length for me. Very true! Amazing the difference between a 1000 RPM idle and a 750 RPM idle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 Yup, that's how I learned to not set my idle rpm too high. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko182 Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 Checked it out today. Definitely on the shorter side but I don't think I'd have a problem going in there routinely. a 252 will have no problem there. I also came in fast at 73 instead of 67 - 70 knots sothere was a bit of float. I could have done it considerably shorter. I used 1300ft of runway. I'd probably do the ferry flight, but sadly the majority of my time in in an ovation and not a 252. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovecornfields Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) Vortex generators might not be a bad idea either if the plane is going to be based at a short field. Mine dropped the stall speed by several knots and they are really helpful in crosswinds. Edited May 26, 2020 by ilovecornfields 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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