Thread: HOT LANDING ?
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Old December 9th 08, 11:58 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Uncle Fuzzy
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Default HOT LANDING ?

On Dec 6, 6:01*pm, Uncle Fuzzy wrote:
On Dec 6, 12:30*pm, wrote:

Page 27 of the December issue of Soaring magazine shows a pic of an
LS-10 at the 2008 WGC seemingly very low over the ground and "about to
touch down" . *The picture does not show the landing gear down. *Does
anyone know the outcome of this particular landing ?


Cheers, *Charles


Most likely the picture was incorrectly captioned. I recall seeing it
and thinking it was a low altitude, high-speed pass.


..... and still dumping ballast. Another example can be found in the
2008 SSA calendar - October. Very similar except they're not dumping
ballast.