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[FormerCirrus]

Former owner of 172S, T182T and SR22. Planeless since 2010.

Just completed purchase of N343X (2018, 914, BRS, G3X, custom seats from Mark Gregor's source in Duluth). BTW, Mark lives up to his reputation on this site! Mark's colleague, Pat McKinzie, ferried the plane from Mankato MN to Watsonville CA, where it now lives. Pat and I did about 8 hours of dual. Sweet and stable plane! Longitudinally stable in turbulence, which is really terrific. G3X is super intuitive. Very happy.

I'm still landing too fast, I suspect. And pulling the stick back slightly toward my left shoulder instead of straight back -- don't know why, but it's been hard to break that habit. Question: What rpm and airspeed numbers do others use for all phases n a pattern, assuming a 1,000-foot pattern altitude?

[grantopperman]

Welcome, FormerCirrus! Your experience is a lot like mine. I had a 182 and four Cirruses (SR22 turbo Avidyne; SR22T, SR22 G3, SR20 G3), and I now have a P2008 with a similar N-number pattern (N585X). To top it off, I was also based in NorCal (KLVK) until moving to the Nashville area in 2018.

I'm not claiming to be authoritative or right, but I'm usually about 4000 RPM on downwind. First notch of flaps and slow to 70 turning base. Full flaps and stable on glide path at 60 on final. Gradual power to idle and touch down.

You will love landing the Tecnam. It's a piece of cake compared to Cirrus, which as you know demands precision or it gets squirrelly fast. The P2008s are so stable and docile. It's hard to screw them up too much, but landing is a lot slower and requires patience!

Let me know if I can help in any way during your transition. We have traveled the same airways!

[ChiMike]

I had too fast landings as well. I was focused on not stalling if I was a tad too high when I thought I should round out.

From two miles out you can zero throttle and just glide in.

60-70 and slowing up a bit with pitch on final. 55-60 at the threshold and just let the runway come to you. Careful not to round out too high. Those first few beeps as you’re rounding out will indicate you are controlled-slow and with the nose slightly up you’ll get a good kiss. Pretend you are doing power off-short field-soft field on every landing and you’ll get it dialed in.

I was always a tad fast on most landings my first couple of years. .
Then I realized I didn’t need to be unless I was compensating for undesirable winds/conditions.

I’m not a CFI—I don’t suggest you do this without a CFI with you as you practice.

[ash31mi]

I always aim for 50 knots over the numbers by which time I'm close to the ground - power off short field landing, round out nose high, hold off and let it settle, like ChiMike says. Astore, not P2008, don't know if there's any difference.

[cole505]

Mar 16, 2021 19:03:04 GMT FormerCirrus said:

Former owner of 172S, T182T and SR22. Planeless since 2010.

Just completed purchase of N343X (2018, 914, BRS, G3X, custom seats from Mark Gregor's source in Duluth). BTW, Mark lives up to his reputation on this site! Mark's colleague, Pat McKinzie, ferried the plane from Mankato MN to Watsonville CA, where it now lives. Pat and I did about 8 hours of dual. Sweet and stable plane! Longitudinally stable in turbulence, which is really terrific. G3X is super intuitive. Very happy.

I'm still landing too fast, I suspect. And pulling the stick back slightly toward my left shoulder instead of straight back -- don't know why, but it's been hard to break that habit. Question: What rpm and airspeed numbers do others use for all phases n a pattern, assuming a 1,000-foot pattern altitude?

Welcome to our forum! Congratulations on your new P-2008. I was wondering did Mark include the two year factory warranty FOR N343X ....... I have the same year 2018  P-2008 356X ? I am not to far from you..... Here in Las Vegas KBVU if you ever flt this way look me up.......

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