Maydays this weekend

In article .com,
Jay Honeck wrote:
Note to self: don't put it into a corn field in late summer if I have a
choice!

True, but you for SURE don't want to choose a bean field instead. The
beans grow so densely that you'll land in 'em and they will tangle your
gear and stop you just like *that* -- or so the gray heads tell us.

I really wonder about this bit of wisdom. I'd heard it too while
hanging around the FBO. A week before my checkride I was up with an
instructor doing maneuvers when we lost the engine. We put down in a
soybean field (August, so they were plenty grown). It had rained for
three days previously so the ground was very soft. The nose gear
collapsed and we ended up inverted. I walked our landing path and you
could see where the nose gear gradually dug in deeper. There weren't
any bean vines stuck in the wheels or landing gear so I'm skeptical
about the whole "beans grabbing the gear" legend. Mud is what did us
in.


--
Scott Post

Jay Honeck wrote:

Yeah, "Float the Dog" is everyone's SECOND favorite, right after "Bird
Gone" -- which seems to either delight or enrage viewers. See it in
the "Weird" section. (And don't watch "Cat Gone" if you're a cat
lover...even though it's all CG, it STILL aggravated the PETA crowd...

I've had those two Ford Ka commercials for a few years now. The fact
that they **** off the PETA types guarantees I'll keep them
indefinitely...

Jay Honeck wrote:

Yeah, "Float the Dog" is everyone's SECOND favorite, right after "Bird
Gone" -- which seems to either delight or enrage viewers. See it in
the "Weird" section. (And don't watch "Cat Gone" if you're a cat
lover...even though it's all CG, it STILL aggravated the PETA crowd...

I've had those two Ford Ka commercials for a few years now. The fact
that they **** off the PETA types guarantees I'll keep them
indefinitely...

Jay Honeck wrote:
Yeah, "Float the Dog" is everyone's SECOND favorite, right after "Bird
Gone" -- which seems to either delight or enrage viewers. See it in
the "Weird" section. (And don't watch "Cat Gone" if you're a cat
lover...even though it's all CG, it STILL aggravated the PETA crowd...
;-)

PETA as in "People Eating Tasty Animals"?

wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote:
Yeah, "Float the Dog" is everyone's SECOND favorite, right after "Bird
Gone" -- which seems to either delight or enrage viewers. See it in
the "Weird" section. (And don't watch "Cat Gone" if you're a cat
lover...even though it's all CG, it STILL aggravated the PETA crowd...
;-)

PETA as in "People Eating Tasty Animals"?

'zacktly

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ps.com...
Sobering thoughts as I cruised over the hilly terrain of Tennessee and
Kentucky. Be careful out there.

snip

Yet, always, not far from my mind, is the chance that the big fan out
front might stop turning, and I'm always mindful of the location of
flat fields, wind and furrow direction...

snip
--
Jay Honeck


Speaking of engine failure, what is the power off glide ratio of the
Pathfinder, Jay?

KB

Speaking of engine failure, what is the power off glide ratio of the
Pathfinder, Jay?

In technical terms, that would be known as a "load of sand" glide
ratio...

;-)

Although I take solace in noting that it's far better than a Swearingen
SX-300's glide ratio, which is in the "lead brick" category.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article .com,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

Speaking of engine failure, what is the power off glide ratio of the
Pathfinder, Jay?

In technical terms, that would be known as a "load of sand" glide
ratio...

;-)

Although I take solace in noting that it's far better than a Swearingen
SX-300's glide ratio, which is in the "lead brick" category.

Jay,

The SX-300 has a great glide ratio -- considerably more than that
barndoor Piper! It just gets its best glide around 120 kt.

The SX-300 has a great glide ratio -- considerably more than that
barndoor Piper! It just gets its best glide around 120 kt.

When I flew with Harry he pointed out a point on the ground that I
thought was quite close, and told me that if we lost the engine we
would NOT be able to make it to that point.

Those sleek, itty-bitty wings sure don't look like they'd carry you far
without power!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote

After seeing the picture (on Cherokee Chat) of the guy whose
crankshaft completely sheared in half while in CRUISE flight, you
really comprehend how many things can go wrong inside our engines...
(He landed safely -- incredibly, the engine was still making power!)

Wow! I would love to see some internal pictures and descriptions of that
engine. Any news reports or pilot blogs of the flight?

Was this one of the engines with the crankshaft retirement AD's?
--
Jim in NC