Dave,

 

So if you a) walked away from it and b) could use the plane again, then it was, by definition, a great landing!  Been there done that…..

 

My technique is to fly it down to a half inch above the runway, and then just let it crash. 

 

John Hafen

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Dave Saylor
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 4:47 PM
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OK, I spent way too much time figureing this out but isn't hitting the ground at 1500fpm like being strapped in the plane while it gets pushed off a 9.7 foot cliff?  I think I've done landings close to that, and reused the airplane.

 

Dave Saylor

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From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of rwolf99@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 6:25 AM
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Guys --

Richard Titsworth pointed out to me that the 25 foot-per-second descent rate with a BRS *is* 1500 feet per minute.  Gee, I get the "turkey of the day" award...

Anyway, they claim that 25 fps (1500 fpm) is survivable.  They told us that they want the airplane to land slightly nose down.  If we were going to land tail first, they would have insisted on head-rest-type protection features.

You know, 25 fps didn't sound all that fast to me, but 1500 fpm seems pretty darn fast to be crunching into the ground.

- Rob Wolf