Europa Aircraft XS Monowheel Motorglider, Owner'S Manual

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F – Fuel sufficient for overshoot and go
around. Second fuel pump on.
H – Hatches and harnesses secure.
Final approach checks
U - Undercarriage re-check down and locked.
Final approach should be flown at 55 - 60 kts.
Trim to the “take-off” setting. This enables a go-around without the need to
retrim, and also provides slightly nose up elevator authority. The out of
trim forces are not high.
Smoothly reduce power over the threshold to flare and touch down at
40 — 45 kts (depending on weight) in a two point attitude (main wheel and
tail wheel together).
Never attempt to land on the main wheel first - it would even be better to
touch tail wheel first. This is because the main wheel is well ahead of the
aircraft c. of g. to enable firm braking, and also to help the tail wheel
steering during the early part of the take-off run and during the landing. If
the aircraft were landed on to the main wheel, the wing would not be
stalled, and the weight acting behind the main wheel would pitch the
aircraft nose up, thus increasing the angle of attack and hence lift on the
unstalled wing, and causing the aircraft to balloon up.
Once on the ground, keep the wings level by use of ailerons but more
importantly keep the aircraft tracking straight by use of rudder and tail
wheel control. Again, the most important thing is to keep the aircraft
tracking straight down the runway once a touchdown has been achieved.
November 2006 XS Monowheel Motorglider
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