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Old October 14th 06, 03:47 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Lady Pilot
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Default RV-8 What happened?


"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" wrote:
"Lady Pilot" wrote:
Inhofe's Plane Experiences Problems After Landing

POSTED: 12:12 am CDT October 6, 2006
UPDATED: 12:31 pm CDT October 6, 2006

TULSA, Okla. -- A single-engine plane piloted by Sen. Jim Inhofe spun
around
after landing at a Tulsa airport, authorities said Thursday.

Ground loops happen.


Of course...I've owned 3 Beech 18 tail draggers...


A taildragger is dynamically unstable because the center of mass is behind
the main gear -


Are you an aerodynamics engineer? ;-) Many pilots around the world are
"effiencient" in training by a professional.


get it a little sideways and it wants to continue around all the way.
Perhaps it was the end of a long day and the pilot got a little behind the
aircraft, or..., or... or...


Or....where are you? heheeheeeee

LP

It's kind like parallel parking - some people seem to have a hard time
with it.

Why does something like this even make the paper?



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