Power Off 180 Degree Landings In An Arrow IV
- Thread starter Dazzler
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I'm betting the Arrow IV is a little less of a brick than the '68 Arrow I did my commercial and CFI in. Anyway, though, it *really* helped me to drop the gear and add throttle early on in the downwind. If you're at 115mph/100kts and gear down when you cut power, you've really got a good setup because of the extra 15mph you can bleed off for best glide.
I try to vary the distance my downwind is from the pattern based mostly on the crosswind component (if it's blowing me away from the runway, I fly it tighter) and adjust the location of my base turn according to the headwind component. On my CFI checkride, it was windy, so I flew a tight downwind and turned base right away and ended up nailing it. Although the official FAA numbers are 1.4 Vso on base and 1.3 on final, I like to keep best glide until I'm sure I have it made, then drop more flaps and slow down.
This is one of the few maneuvers I really nailed on both my commercial and CFI checkride, but I'm convinced it was mostly luck. If you have the option do a bunch of normal or short/soft landings first to get an idea of the wind, do it.
I've heard most stripe/gap sets are 200ft as well.
-Zach
I try to vary the distance my downwind is from the pattern based mostly on the crosswind component (if it's blowing me away from the runway, I fly it tighter) and adjust the location of my base turn according to the headwind component. On my CFI checkride, it was windy, so I flew a tight downwind and turned base right away and ended up nailing it. Although the official FAA numbers are 1.4 Vso on base and 1.3 on final, I like to keep best glide until I'm sure I have it made, then drop more flaps and slow down.
This is one of the few maneuvers I really nailed on both my commercial and CFI checkride, but I'm convinced it was mostly luck. If you have the option do a bunch of normal or short/soft landings first to get an idea of the wind, do it.
I've heard most stripe/gap sets are 200ft as well.
-Zach
Lee D
Well-Known Member
Stripe is 120 and gap is 80 seems to be the norm. On a crudy winter day this year a couple of us board CFI's actually went out to our runway (BTF) and verified this. (Those long winter inversions in the Salt Lake area are enough to drive any full time CFI bezerk.)
I suppose the distance could be different if you are doing these at some remote country field where some hillbilly named Zeke painted the stripes with a roller and cheap white paint he bought at Wal Mart.
I suppose the distance could be different if you are doing these at some remote country field where some hillbilly named Zeke painted the stripes with a roller and cheap white paint he bought at Wal Mart.