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airspeed rises to 250 KIAS (VNE is 280) and
the descent rate exceeds 8,000 fpm. The
non-RVSM airplane is limited to a ceiling of
FL280, so an emergency descent from that
altitude to 14,000 feet can be accomplished
in well less than two minutes.
A simulated engine failure with the
prop feathered and the flaps and landing
gear up provides a sailplane-like 17:1 glide
ratio. That’s enough to cover more than 85
miles from 28,000 feet.
The elliptical LT wing has a swept,
scimitar-shape leading edge, yet slow
flight at 80 KIAS at idle power with the
flaps and landing gear up is stable and positive. The full-flap, power-off stall speed
on this airplane is listed as 68 KIAS, but
we didn’t perform full stalls on this demonstration. “We’re not concerned about
pilots inadvertently stalling the airplane,”
Finley said. “There’s plenty of aerodynamic warning, and we’re looking at a

stick-shaker and stall avoidance systems
for the certified airplane.”
The G900X avionics suite is essentially a G1000 without the autopilot—and
an integrated autopilot would be a valuable addition to the LT. Without automatic
trim, or manual trim wheels, the pilot must
stay on top of the required changes in rudder, elevator, and aileron trim pressure
throughout the LT’s broad speed range.
Lancair’s Evolution, an Experimental fourseat turboprop and LT competitor, offers
Garmin’s integrated autopilot, the GFC
700, as standard equipment—the only kit
aircraft maker to do so.
Approaching Bend Municipal Airport’s
Runway 34 for landing, I lower the gear
and add 12 degrees of flaps below 180
KIAS. Downwind at 150 KIAS, full flaps (30
degrees) and 20 percent torque slow the airplane to 130 KIAS in level flight at 1,500 feet
agl by midfield, slowing to 95 KIAS as we

turn base. I modulate the torque between
15 and 20 percent on final to maintain 95
KIAS, then wipe off the power about 150
feet before crossing the runway threshold
and decelerate in a nearly flat attitude until
touching down on the trailing-link main
gear at 74 KIAS. Moving the power lever
back over the idle stop and into Beta, and
light braking, brings the LT to a stop after a
ground roll of 1,500 feet.
“This airplane flies as fast as a Citation
500 on half the fuel, and it can get out of
any runway that a Cessna 182 can,” says
Finley, a former Navy F-4 Phantom pilot
and U.S. Naval Academy grad. “It’s more
demanding than most piston singles. Pilots
who are willing to apply the same discipline and intellectual effort that they use
in their day jobs can expect the same kind
of success.”
AOPA
EMAIL dave.hirschman@aopa.org

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AOPA Pilot Magazine - October 2013
President’s Position
Membership Highlights
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Safety Pilot
License to Learn
Inverted Jenny stamp to be reissued
Fly-Outs
AOPA Sweepstakes
Milestones
Pilot Products
Test Pilot
Pilot Products
News
People
AOPA News
Seeing is Believing
A Passion for Flight
Epic Flight: Journey to the Land of the Midnight Sun
Young Blood
Ownership
Wx Watch
Dogfight
Frugal Flier
Never Again
Airports
Member Services
Member Products
AOPA Foundation
State and Local Action
AOPA Contact Info
Fly by Wire
Pilots
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