Wheelbarrowing and Flare

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.

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

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/

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.

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?

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.

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.

In article 1104445981.bbab3be025bbb3c0b0b08c046e6f0180@teran ews,
wrote:

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.


If the aircraft is reusable, it is a great landing; if the pilot walks
away, it is a good landing; if the pilot merely survives, it is an OK
landing. ;)

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/
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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.

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