Touch and Goes versus Full Stop Taxi Backs

If I'm in a bonanza, I'll do full stop, as there are a lot of things
you have to do (gear, etc), plus the hobbs only runs when weight is not
on the gear. So taxi time is free, so why not? You get to log that
time.

If I'm in a Charokee, I'll do mainly T&G unless traffic or runway
legnth becomes a factor. In a simple airplane, all you need to do is
pretty much retract flaps.

What do you do to the gear after landing in a Bonanza?
After doing T&G's during my PPL training in an Archer, I never do them
now in a Bonanza, only S&G if runway lenght and traffic allow. In fact,
I don't touch the configuration until STOPPED, either on the runway or
clear of the runway, then raise flaps (identify FLAP handle, not GEAR
handle), reset trim, open cowl flaps, etc.

buttman wrote:
If I'm in a bonanza, I'll do full stop, as there are a lot of things
you have to do (gear, etc), plus the hobbs only runs when weight is not
on the gear. So taxi time is free, so why not? You get to log that
time.

If I'm in a Charokee, I'll do mainly T&G unless traffic or runway
legnth becomes a factor. In a simple airplane, all you need to do is
pretty much retract flaps.

Bruce Riggs wrote:

What do you do to the gear after landing in a Bonanza?
After doing T&G's during my PPL training in an Archer, I never do them
now in a Bonanza, only S&G if runway lenght and traffic allow. In fact,
I don't touch the configuration until STOPPED, either on the runway or
clear of the runway, then raise flaps (identify FLAP handle, not GEAR
handle), reset trim, open cowl flaps, etc.

The Bonanza's got a bad rap with their gear and flap handles. Now that
I've got some time in my Bo I like the gear handle on the left side.
That way rolling down the runway everything that needs adjustment is to
the left of the throw over yoke. Wing flaps, cowl flaps and trim are
all right next to each other, you never get anywhere near the gear.
Stay to the left of the yoke and you are OK.

"Newps" wrote in message news
The Bonanza's got a bad rap with their gear and flap handles. Now that
I've got some time in my Bo I like the gear handle on the left side. That
way rolling down the runway everything that needs adjustment is to the
left of the throw over yoke. Wing flaps, cowl flaps and trim are all
right next to each other, you never get anywhere near the gear. Stay to
the left of the yoke and you are OK.

I'm confused. Which is left of what?

Jon Woellhaf wrote:
"Newps" wrote in message news

The Bonanza's got a bad rap with their gear and flap handles. Now that
I've got some time in my Bo I like the gear handle on the left side. That
way rolling down the runway everything that needs adjustment is to the
left of the throw over yoke. Wing flaps, cowl flaps and trim are all
right next to each other, you never get anywhere near the gear. Stay to
the left of the yoke and you are OK.


I'm confused. Which is left of what?

Wing, flaps, cowl flaps and trim are all left of the yoke.

Bruce Riggs wrote:
What do you do to the gear after landing in a Bonanza?
If I'm in a bonanza, I'll do full stop, as there are a lot of things
you have to do (gear, etc), plus the hobbs only runs when weight is not
on the gear. So taxi time is free, so why not? You get to log that
time.



I have absolutely no doubt that once you retract the gear on a Bonanza after
landing, there's plenty to do! And yes, it'll definitely be a full stop. G





--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE

On 2005-09-12, Bruce Riggs wrote:
What do you do to the gear after landing in a Bonanza?

Not retract it by mistake :-)

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buttman wrote:

If I'm in a bonanza, I'll do full stop, as there are a lot of things
you have to do (gear, etc),

??? Putting the gear back down after skidding to a stop?


plus the hobbs only runs when weight is not
on the gear. So taxi time is free, so why not? You get to log that
time.

If I'm in a Charokee, I'll do mainly T&G unless traffic or runway
legnth becomes a factor. In a simple airplane, all you need to do is
pretty much retract flaps.

In a Bonanza you can take off with full flaps if you want.

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 20:30:44 -0600, Newps wrote:



buttman wrote:

If I'm in a bonanza, I'll do full stop, as there are a lot of things
you have to do (gear, etc),

??? Putting the gear back down after skidding to a stop?

Not required if you don't mind using full power for the taxi back.
;-)

Klein