X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [129.116.87.142] (HELO MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 863710 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 05 Dec 2005 09:01:37 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=129.116.87.142; envelope-from=mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C5F9A4.4CF90057" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Ed's Brakes... Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 08:00:50 -0600 Message-ID: <87DBA06C9A5CB84B80439BA09D86E69E031A723C@MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Ed's Brakes... Thread-Index: AcX4YZEPOvGyLW7BRm+jWwjv5RtkRwBQflYQ From: "Mark R Steitle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5F9A4.4CF90057 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There was a similar 6A landing accident here in central Texas just a few weeks ago with a worse outcome. When the nose wheel sank into some soft soil, the nut on the front caught, bending the nose gear back, flipping the airplane onto its back. Needless to say, there wasn't much left that was airworthy. =20 =20 Mark S. Lancair ES (large nosewheel) ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of DLOMHEIM@aol.com Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 5:30 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Ed's Brakes... =20 Ed wrote: =20 > "But, with a training wheel up front, you can reallllllyyyyy get on the binders hard without worry". =20 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. =20 Doug Lomheim RV-9A, finishing kit =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5F9A4.4CF90057 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

There was a similar 6A landing = accident here in central Texas just a few weeks ago with a worse outcome. When the nose wheel = sank into some soft soil, the nut on the front caught, bending the nose gear back, = flipping the airplane onto its back. Needless to say, there wasn’t = much left that was airworthy.

Mark = S.

Lancair ES (large = nosewheel)

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of DLOMHEIM@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, December = 03, 2005 5:30 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
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

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