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Cub Driver wrote: I probably shouldn't say this, but taildraggers can porpoise too. Mine loves to. My wife refers to landing practice as "dribbling the plane." George Patterson The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise. |
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That was back in his tricycle days.
Since he became a "taildragger" pilot, he doesn't do that anymore. "G.R. Patterson III" wrote And doing it (nosewheel landings) in front a a thousand people or so is embarrassing. Flaring properly is an excellent way of ensuring that this never happens to you. George Patterson Roger wrote: George, is this a confession? g ducking and running |
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On Tue, 28 Dec 2004, G.R. Patterson III wrote:
Cub Driver wrote: I probably shouldn't say this, but taildraggers can porpoise too. Mine loves to. My wife refers to landing practice as "dribbling the plane." Ouch. That's a vivid phrase. On a related topic, C172s can do very good kangaroo impressions! Thankfully, this was during training for my Night Rating (I was new to 172s, as well), so darkness kept the audience minimal! Brian PP-ASEL/Night http://www.warbard.ca/avgas/ |
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On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 21:10:57 -0800, Brian Burger
wrote: On a related topic, C172s can do very good kangaroo impressions! Actually, kangarooing or better yet rooing is a more accurate phrase than porpoising. Easier to spell, too. |
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:28:08 -0500, BUFF5200 wrote:
Note that jets landing on an aircraft carrier do not flare. But their landing gear is stressed for 2,000 fpm descent rate. Yes, every carrier landing is essentially a crash landing, or so they tell me. I'm not conscious that I flare, either. Does one flare when making a wheelie on a conventional-gear aircraft? Did the Wright Bros flare, or were they making crash landings also? |
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Bob Moore wrote: Note that jets landing on an aircraft carrier do not flare. But their landing gear is stressed for 2,000 fpm descent rate. |
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On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 18:35:35 -0600, Journeyman
wrote: In article , Bob Moore wrote: "Ramapriya" wrote Note that jets landing on an aircraft carrier do not flare. Jets do not land on carriers. They make controlled crashes. Morris (yeah, old joke, but someone had to say it) I've heard it said that Navy pilots basically fly the airplane into the carrier. |
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Navy pilots say flaring to land is like squatting to pee. Real men don't do
it! -- Darrell R. Schmidt B-58 Hustler History: http://members.cox.net/dschmidt1/ - wrote in message news:1104445981.bbab3be025bbb3c0b0b08c046e6f0180@t eranews... On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 18:35:35 -0600, Journeyman wrote: In article , Bob Moore wrote: "Ramapriya" wrote Note that jets landing on an aircraft carrier do not flare. Jets do not land on carriers. They make controlled crashes. Morris (yeah, old joke, but someone had to say it) I've heard it said that Navy pilots basically fly the airplane into the carrier. |
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Cub Driver wrote: On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:28:08 -0500, BUFF5200 wrote: I'm not conscious that I flare, either. Does one flare when making a wheelie on a conventional-gear aircraft? Yes. They have to reduce the sink rate to a minimum before touching down, and then raise the tail a bit to keep the wheels planted. Banging the mains on with insufficient flare causes what we know as "jackrabbiting" down the runway, and propstrikes are often the result. Dan |
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