New (used) GP Piper Cub on floats
08-26-2005, 01:59 PM
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New (used) GP Piper Cub on floats
I bought a used Great planes Piper cub on floats (82 inch wing span) and since I have never flown a float plane, or a cub I was wondering if there is anything I should know prior to the maiden ?
Proper procedure for takeoff ?
Proper procedure for landing ?
What characteristics does it have when it stalls ?
Can you fly it really slowly with floats ?
I love the look of the plane and would like to keep it in one piece.
Thanks
Proper procedure for takeoff ?
Proper procedure for landing ?
What characteristics does it have when it stalls ?
Can you fly it really slowly with floats ?
I love the look of the plane and would like to keep it in one piece.
Thanks
08-26-2005, 05:16 PM
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RE: New (used) GP Piper Cub on floats
ORIGINAL: hancop
I bought a used Great planes Piper cub on floats (82 inch wing span) and since I have never flown a float plane, or a cub I was wondering if there is anything I should know prior to the maiden ?
Proper procedure for takeoff ?
>Take off into the wind. DO NOT jam the throttle to full. Increase
>the throttle slowly. Depending on your floats and balance, you
>may need to add A LITTLE up elevator to get it up on the step.
>once it is up on the step, let it build up speed, the apply a LITTLE
>up elevator to break the suction. SMALL waves are a big help.
>If there are no waves/large ripples, taxi around in a circle a couple
>of times to generate some waves/ripples before doing your
>takeoff run.
Proper procedure for landing ?
>Ideally, you want to fly the plane down to about 3" from the water.
>Then start going into a nose high attitude. What you want to try
>to do is is have the back half of the floats (from the step back )
>touch the water first. You will need to keep a higher landing
>speed than if you are landing on ground since the drag from the
>water will slow you down much more quickly than grass will. You
>do not want the tips of the floats to submerge or the plane will
>flip over.
What characteristics does it have when it stalls ?
>The plane SHOULD just drop it's nose.
Can you fly it really slowly with floats ?
>Yep.
I love the look of the plane and would like to keep it in one piece.
Thanks
I bought a used Great planes Piper cub on floats (82 inch wing span) and since I have never flown a float plane, or a cub I was wondering if there is anything I should know prior to the maiden ?
Proper procedure for takeoff ?
>Take off into the wind. DO NOT jam the throttle to full. Increase
>the throttle slowly. Depending on your floats and balance, you
>may need to add A LITTLE up elevator to get it up on the step.
>once it is up on the step, let it build up speed, the apply a LITTLE
>up elevator to break the suction. SMALL waves are a big help.
>If there are no waves/large ripples, taxi around in a circle a couple
>of times to generate some waves/ripples before doing your
>takeoff run.
Proper procedure for landing ?
>Ideally, you want to fly the plane down to about 3" from the water.
>Then start going into a nose high attitude. What you want to try
>to do is is have the back half of the floats (from the step back )
>touch the water first. You will need to keep a higher landing
>speed than if you are landing on ground since the drag from the
>water will slow you down much more quickly than grass will. You
>do not want the tips of the floats to submerge or the plane will
>flip over.
What characteristics does it have when it stalls ?
>The plane SHOULD just drop it's nose.
Can you fly it really slowly with floats ?
>Yep.
I love the look of the plane and would like to keep it in one piece.
Thanks
Oh yeah. I almost forgot the most important part - make sure you have a boat readily available so you can go retrieve the plane when it decides to play "submarine".
Hope it helps.
08-26-2005, 08:58 PM
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RE: New (used) GP Piper Cub on floats
What I do on landings is this:
Come in just as you would any other time, but just before you touch down, add just a few clicks of throttle. The throttle won't even have time to give you any more speed, but it will give just a little extra thrust to pull you through the extra drag of the water.
As for take off, keep your wings level! (Same for landings)
Come in just as you would any other time, but just before you touch down, add just a few clicks of throttle. The throttle won't even have time to give you any more speed, but it will give just a little extra thrust to pull you through the extra drag of the water.
As for take off, keep your wings level! (Same for landings)
