X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 862331 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 03 Dec 2005 19:42:38 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id jB40foWe022193 for ; Sat, 3 Dec 2005 19:41:51 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000d01c5f86b$3bfa84b0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Ed's Brakes... Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 19:39:48 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C5F841.51F34FB0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C5F841.51F34FB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good point, Doug. My reference to getting "on the binders" should have = been with the caveat of doing it on hard surface runways for the reason = you mentioned. =20 Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: DLOMHEIM@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 6:29 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Ed's Brakes... Ed wrote: > "But, with a training wheel up front, you can reallllllyyyyy get on = the binders hard without worry". Not wishing in anyway to "nit pick" the above statement but simply = wanting RVers with "A" models to remember that getting onto the binders = too hard on grass could end up ruining your day. About two years ago a = local pilot landed his 8A on a grass strip with some dips in it. He = possibly was a bit too hot and also long with the result that he really = got onto the "binders" which then caused the nose to squat down. = Simultaneously to this the nose wheel encountered a shallow depression = resulting in the nose gear bending back and prop striking the soft = ground. Needles to say his flying ended for a next few days until he = ordered in a new front gear leg, repaired his front wheel fairing, and = installed a new prop. Doug Lomheim RV-9A, finishing kit ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C5F841.51F34FB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Good point, Doug.  My reference to getting "on = the=20 binders" should have been with the caveat of doing it on hard surface = runways=20 for the reason you mentioned. 
 
Ed
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Ed's = Brakes...

Ed wrote:
 
> "But, with a training wheel up front, you can reallllllyyyyy = get on=20 the binders hard without worry".
 
Not wishing in anyway to "nit pick" the above statement=20 but simply wanting RVers with "A" models to = remember that=20 getting onto the binders too hard on grass could end = up ruining your=20 day.  About two years ago a local pilot landed his 8A = on a=20 grass strip with some dips in it.  He possibly was a = bit too=20 hot and also long with the result that he really got onto = the=20 "binders" which then caused the nose to = squat down. =20 Simultaneously to this the nose=20 wheel encountered a shallow depression resulting = in=20 the nose gear bending back and prop striking the soft=20 ground.  Needles to say his flying ended for a next few = days=20 until he ordered in a new front gear leg, repaired his front = wheel=20 fairing, and installed a new prop.
 
Doug Lomheim
RV-9A, finishing kit   =20
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