Shorter Field Landings?

On 12/9/2014 1:53 AM, wrote:
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?

I respectfully disagree Tom. A good CFI never discourages discussion,
especially when those discussions involve important safety questions.
There are no dumb questions, there are only opportunities to teach.

My shelf is stocked with aviation books, and I've read them all. But my
brain is human and therefore fallible. (Example: My spell checker just
caught my misspelling of "fallible") Should I avoid posting here for
fear of being reprimanded for raising a question?

Vaughn

On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 7:50:29 AM UTC-5, Vaughn wrote:
A good CFI never discourages discussion,
especially when those discussions involve important safety questions.
There are no dumb questions, there are only opportunities to teach.

What a great mindset. May we clone you, sir?

FWIW, I've met quite a few pilots trained in the "You didn't read the #$%^in' book, DID YOU!?" tradition and frankly, they aren't very good pilots.

-Evan Ludeman / T8

wrote, On 12/8/2014 10:53 PM:
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.

The pilot should also consult the manual for his glider. For example, if
it has a rescue parachute, it may recommend that it be used in some
situations, instead attempting a landing. It will likely still recommend
putting the gear down!

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1
- "Transponders in Sailplanes - Feb/2010" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarm
http://tinyurl.com/yb3xywl

On Monday, December 8, 2014 12:45:09 PM UTC-8, 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!

I personally have always used 1" (25mm) of hard Confor Foam + 1" of medium foam in my seats in each of my gliders. and they give great protection as well as a nice firm seat for flying all day.

Also we in the 1-26 fraternity, have a nifty steel reinforced plow installed just forward of the wheel, which is always extended for off field landings, even on hard surfaced runways this little "Plow" will stop you PDQ, and on soft dirt you can actually land in as little as 75' (23m).

Jay Walker