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Survived
Agree that you have to get back in the air and it s/b w/ a CFI.
My 1st post-crash flight was in a new plane as the previous one was destroyed. Thx, {|;-) Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr. take off my shoes to reply |
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I'm in this boat myself. Nosegear collapse after landing my brand new
(to me) Beech Sierra, in May. I won't get it back until Sept, and I haven't really been up since the "incident". Also no one hurt with ours---family was aboard and rather shaken. Holy cats, Jeff -- what happened? And why the long turn-around time? That's a pretty long time for an overhaul... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Jeff Osier-Mixon wrote:
I'm in this boat myself. Nosegear collapse after landing my brand new (to me) Beech Sierra, in May. I won't get it back until Sept, and I haven't really been up since the "incident". Also no one hurt with ours---family was aboard and rather shaken. Jay Honeck replied: Holy cats, Jeff -- what happened? And why the long turn-around time? That's a pretty long time for an overhaul... Well, in hindsight it probably would have been better not to have continued to taxi to parking... :-) Glad everyone is ok Jeff. Russell Kent |
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Yep, that was our major mistake. No more parking for us! From now on, ALL landings are to be touch and go... Wow -- what a story. Sorry to hear it -- but think how cool that 3-blade prop's gonna look! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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I had a friend that replaced his two blade with a three blade on a
Debonair and lost cruise speed. Still looked good. Jay Honeck wrote: Yep, that was our major mistake. No more parking for us! From now on, ALL landings are to be touch and go... Wow -- what a story. Sorry to hear it -- but think how cool that 3-blade prop's gonna look! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Looks the same as a 2 blade when it's spinnin'.
3 blade presents more frontal area, thus more drag (slower cruise), is heavier, and more expensive to overhaul. The advantages are mostly ramp appeal, less noise, better ground clearance, and perhaps a better climb rate. I think I'll stick with my 2 blades. Ross Richardson wrote: I had a friend that replaced his two blade with a three blade on a Debonair and lost cruise speed. Still looked good. -- --Ray Andraka, P.E. President, the Andraka Consulting Group, Inc. 401/884-7930 Fax 401/884-7950 http://www.andraka.com "They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin, 1759 |
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Sounds like you have a good insurance company. Back in 1989, the right
main gear didn't come down in my Seneca. My first thought after q tipping the right prop was "thank goodness my deductable is $500" Sure! My insurance company wouldn't pay for worn out parts that Mattituck found during the teardown. And since the right prop had some 1000 hrs on it, they tried to prorate this against the cost of a new prop. (as opposed to against the cost of an overhaul). They (Comav insurance) eventually paid me for a new prop. Total cost to me was $6100 , including repairing the gear (an SDR was written up for the trunion bolt) Some 500 deductable, huh? Thomas Lembessis ATP, F/E (B727) "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:waVOa.17800$H17.5859@sccrnsc02... Yep, that was our major mistake. No more parking for us! From now on, ALL landings are to be touch and go... Wow -- what a story. Sorry to hear it -- but think how cool that 3-blade prop's gonna look! |
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Ross Richardson writes:
I had a friend that replaced his two blade with a three blade on a Debonair and lost cruise speed. Still looked good. Someone posted a funny little quip about that recently. From memory: Two is for go, three is for show. All the best, David -- David Megginson, , http://www.megginson.com/ |
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"Thomas Lembessis" wrote in message m... Sounds like you have a good insurance company. Back in 1989, the right main gear didn't come down in my Seneca. My first thought after q tipping the right prop was "thank goodness my deductable is $500" Sure! I have a zero deductable, but it's going to cost me a bundle after my engine failure. Lets see: 1. Damage to landing gear during emergency landing $1200 2. Overhaul prop from minor scrape with edge of runway, $3000 3. Tear down engine because of prop strike, $3500 Replace firewall forward because engine is toast ... Priceless |
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"Less noise" and "better climb rate" are what got me. Others with the
same plane/prop combination report a loss of about 1-2 knots, but an increase in climb by 100fpm. That can make a big difference in a weak climber like the Sierra. Ray Andraka wrote: Looks the same as a 2 blade when it's spinnin'. 3 blade presents more frontal area, thus more drag (slower cruise), is heavier, and more expensive to overhaul. The advantages are mostly ramp appeal, less noise, better ground clearance, and perhaps a better climb rate. I think I'll stick with my 2 blades. |
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