Author Topic: Is it me or does the 205 not glide like it did (Read 285 times)

koda76 · « **on:** March 28, 2005, 04:16:54 PM »

I was flyin a 205 saturday morning and took an oil hit, I headed back to the nearest zero alt base about 15 miles away. I was at 7k before I could glide forever from 7k now it seems to fall like a rock...acts like a seafire...Has the model changed on the 205?

Urchin · « **Reply #1 on:** March 28, 2005, 06:11:50 PM »

Did you remember to turn the prop RPMs all the way down?

koda76 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2005, 02:22:38 PM »

I did after I fell about 4k.. didn't seem to make much difference I had all of my flaps just an oil hit (which is way too common in a 205) and it still was not gliding right. One of the reasons I fly the 205 is that it will glide forever and even at stall a person can hit a notch or two of flaps and set it down gently....saturday it just fell out of the sky...hit flaps and it really fell....lol

frank3 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 29, 2005, 06:07:51 PM »

planes glide better with rpm's down??

Kweassa · « **Reply #4 on:** March 29, 2005, 06:24:54 PM »

Yeah frank.

In the case of imminent engine bust, you should pull back the RPM to lowest possible. High RPM causes more drag, and thus plane will glide worse.

frank3 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 29, 2005, 06:29:52 PM »

Wow never knew that! Thanks!

(explains my gliding capabilities of a rock)

bozon · « **Reply #6 on:** March 30, 2005, 02:48:47 AM »

205 mistakingly had a feathering props a few versions ago, so when the engine quit the prop autofeathered and did not windmill. It was fixed.

Bozon