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Old 10-22-2008 | 11:39 AM
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Default RE: Skyraider Mk2 floats too much!
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The wind picked up as I was trying to land last Saturday and the plane was literally hovering till the wind dropped back again.
Sounds like you're confusing air speed and ground speed?
The plane will only care about airspeed when it is in straight line flying, so the wind will only effect the ground speed at landing. The ground speed can indeed be close to zero, or even negative in a strong head wind. I'm with the others on this one, reduce the idle...
What idle revs do you have?
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