X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:52:31 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-d04.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3691062 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:35:49 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.42; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from imo-da04.mx.aol.com (imo-da04.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.202]) by imr-d04.mx.aol.com (v107.10) with ESMTP id RELAYIN1-24a3fa48d1de; Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:34:37 -0400 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-da04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v40_r1.5.) id q.c6c.4e7d19ed (42805) for ; Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:34:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:34:31 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: soft field ops in 360 with standard gear X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1245684871" X-Mailer: AOL 9.1 sub 5006 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-IP: 205.188.169.202 -------------------------------1245684871 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en If you fly your widget to OSH, you will taxi on grass. When taxiing on= grass I keep the elevator fully up to the stops - the extra airflow from= the prop should keep the nose as light as possible. See Bill Harrelson's treatise on soft field work. Grayhawk In a message dated 6/22/2009 10:00:55 A.M. Central Daylight Time, matt.hapgood@alumni.duke.edu writes: Others do operate their 320=E2=80=99s from grass strips (Bill and Sue?).= I taxied through the grass. Once. It was an $18,000 taxi. I don=E2=80=99t do = it anymore. My nose-tire found a soft spot and sunk about 2=E2=80=9D. That= was all it took for a prop strike. Thoroughly depressing. I guess if I KNEW the field= was smooth and dry I would consider it, but because I don=E2=80=99t know any= such fields I am just risk averse and avoid them. Matt **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy= Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823273x1201398689/aol?redir= =3Dhttp://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=3D668072&hmpgID=3D62= &bcd=3DJun eExcfooterNO62) -------------------------------1245684871 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en
If you fly your widget to OSH, you will taxi on grass. = ; When taxiing on grass I keep the elevator fully up to the stops - the extra air= flow from the prop should keep the nose as light as possible.  See Bill Harrelson's treatise on soft field work.
 
Grayhawk
 
In a message dated 6/22/2009 10:00:55 A.M. Central Daylight Time, matt.hapgood@alumni.duke.edu writes:

Others do operate their 320=E2=80=99s from grass strips (Bill and Sue?). = I taxied through the grass.  Once.  It was an $18,000 taxi.  I don= =E2=80=99t do it anymore.  My nose-tire found a soft spot and sunk about 2=E2=80= =9D.  That was all it took for a prop strike.  Thoroughly depressing.  I= guess if I KNEW the field was smooth and dry I would consider it, but because= I don=E2=80=99t know any such fields I am just risk averse and avoid them.

 

Matt


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