Even though you strapped into the diminutive, two-seat airplane only moments ago, for example, you would do well to forget about the airplane's small size when you handle the controls because its inherent stability and broad cockpit make it feel big. Although you witnessed the Lilliputian dimensions of VL3's turbocharged Rotax engine during the preflight inspection, a glance at the manifold pressure gauge during climbout shows it's pulling a whopping 40 inches and 5,500 engine rpm-numbers that defy its toy-like proportions. On final approach at 60 knots, draggy as a sea anchor with landing gear down, flaps fully deployed, propeller at high pitch, forget all about the fact that moments ago, in descent, you were traveling more than three times that speed in a clean configuration with a miniscule drag profile that seemed to preclude slowing down.
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