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I use a 25mm Confor/Dyna Foam type seat cushion, would this help? The
scenario, I suggested- would be to able to stop the a/c quickly! |
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On 12/08/2014 3:42 PM, Graham Drinkell wrote:
I use a 25mm Confor/Dyna Foam type seat cushion, would this help? The scenario, I suggested- would be to able to stop the a/c quickly! Given your scenario, I would probably do a normal, low energy landing and force a ground-loop at the last moment to avoid hitting the obstacle. The foam can absorb energy but won't do anything against hard objects. As the PIC you will have to make up your own mind ;-) Luke |
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Iowa corn fields can be used to REALLY AAAshorten your rollout.
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The nightmare scenario landing gear up is hitting a half-buried rock that's hidden in the grass/crop/dirt. I clobbered not one but two such rocks going into a pasture years ago in which another pilot had just landed safely. He didn't see the rocks or the damage they caused until he ran up to my cockpit.
When the wheel/tire hit the first rock, the compression struts in the landing gear failed (as designed; thank you, Gerhard Waibel!), allowing the undamaged wheel/tire to pivot back and up against the bottom of the fuselage where it jammed, keeping the fuselage well above the ground. The *second* rock a few meters later creased the fuselage but did no other damage because I had still had ground clearance. The landing gear absorbed all the shock and was easily repaired by M&H. The damage to my spine if I'd landed wheel up would have been much more severe. I was sitting on a ridge and had ample time to pick a field and make a pattern and a textbook low-energy approach. I never saw the rocks in the grass. Chip Bearden ASW 24 "JB" U.S.A. |
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Hey Bob remember that piece of re-bar we found just under the nose of the Cherokee in the disced field at Dalhart? That's my favorite prop when telling peoe why you alwyays stop ASAP!
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On 12/8/2014 6:05 PM, Tony wrote:
Hey Bob remember that piece of re-bar we found just under the nose of the Cherokee in the disced field at Dalhart? That's my favorite prop when telling peoe why you alwyays stop ASAP! I remember it NOW, ha ha. I doubt it'd eased from my active memories had it been MY ship and MY OFL! Murphy exists... Bob W. |
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Gear up or gear down?
The question raises an even more important point. Why is the question even asked on RAS? Should information such as this not be included in the flight training manuals a pilot reads on the way to becoming a licensed pilot? What other important information is lacking in this pilot's knowledge? The answer to this particular question is on page 268 of the "Glider Flight Training Manual." Additional important information on this, and other subjects is included on the many other pages. A small library is a requirement to becoming a safe, proficient pilot. Tom Knauff |
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