On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 00:17:49 -0500, "Morgans"
wrote:


"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


George, is this a confession? g ducking and running

Welll... on one of our Young Eagle Saturdays for EAA Chapter 1093 we
had a Beech Musketeer, or Mousekateer start a porpoise in front of
about a hundred or so spectators., many of which were getting to send
their kids out for a ride. He busted the nose gear off on the third
bounce. What an impression that must have made.

To top it off he landed down wind. Fortunately it was a light wind.

We explained to the audience he wasn't any one any of us knew.
Probably from one of those big cities.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com