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Landing the Ercoupe on the Runway Centerline

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Landing a new (new to me) airplane requires a slightly new skill set, or a period of transition from another airplane to the new one. In my case, the new plane is an Ercoupe, which is a “fun” aircraft and a joy to fly. The other day I was perusing a thread entitled, “Biggest Landing [...]

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Ercoupe Crosswind Component

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

A while back, on a fairly windy and bumpy day, I was working on finishing up my BFR. Jamie, my CFI, wanted me to take him to a tower-controlled field, which was about the only thing we had not yet covered. An Ercoupe is supposed to have a demonstrated crosswind component of 25 knots. Keep [...]

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