X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2010 08:06:57 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms173019pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.19] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.9) with ESMTP id 4491723 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 03 Oct 2010 21:54:21 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.19; envelope-from=mnewman@dragonnorth.com Received: from PCMIKE3 ([unknown] [72.70.56.213]) by vms173019.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0L9Q00EDLT993P00@vms173019.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 03 Oct 2010 20:53:38 -0500 (CDT) Reply-to: From: "Michael Newman" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: Tree Landings X-Original-Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2010 21:53:32 -0400 X-Original-Message-id: <11c501cb6366$f5ba6a80$e12f3f80$@com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_11C6_01CB6345.6EA8CA80" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-index: ActjZvKw5FM8XabUT4O9EWtEnbWlqQ== Content-language: en-us This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_11C6_01CB6345.6EA8CA80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit It may be counter intuitive but treetops are actually 'soft'. They bend and absorb energy over a fairly long period compared to other ground obstructions. I would favor landing in dense trees over a field full of stumps and rocks. It is well known in the glider community that tree-top landings result in pilots that walk away and surprisingly light aircraft damage as long as the plane maintains flying speed all the way in. I have personally picked up after two of these and know of four others. In only one case was there any injury to the pilot and that was minor. Dense trees are preferred because falling to the ground after the 'landing' is where the people can get injured. _____ Michael Newman Dragonnorth Group 401 Sandy Valley Road Westwood, MA 02090 Cell: 617 821-4608 Home: 617 566-7975 Fax: 617 566-7975 www.dragonnorth.com mnewman@dragonnorth.com ------=_NextPart_000_11C6_01CB6345.6EA8CA80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

It may be counter intuitive but treetops are = actually ‘soft’. They bend and absorb energy over a fairly long period compared to other = ground obstructions. I would favor landing in dense trees over a field full of = stumps and rocks.

It is well known in the glider community that = tree-top landings result in pilots that walk away and surprisingly light aircraft = damage as long as the plane maintains flying speed all the way in. I = have personally picked up after two of these and know of four others. In only one case = was there any injury to the pilot and that was minor. Dense trees are = preferred because falling to the ground after the ‘landing’ is where = the people can get injured.

Michael Newman	Dragonnorth Group
401 = Sandy Valley Road Westwood, MA 02090	Cell: 617 821-4608 Home: 617 566-7975 Fax: 617 566-7975
www.dragonnorth.com =	mnewman@dragonnorth.com=

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