Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Complex Aircraft 2nd Flight


My second flight in the Arrow was a lot like my first. The biggest difference between the flight characteristics of the Archer and Arrow is with the larger engine and landing gear on the nose, the additional weight causes the Arrow to pitch down with no power. In other words the nose is a little heavy.

When landing, I'm used to cutting the power over the threashold and flying in ground effect just before my flare. With this plane, if you cut the power, it tends to pitch down - abruptly. So I have to work on keeping a little power in on final approach.

I should have one more flight and then get my endorsement.

Flight time: 1.2

Total time: 87.2

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