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I would think the last thing you would ever want it an LNC2 is to end upside down.
The thought of that terrifies me.
Now that I think of it, anyone have a good line on light weight saw that you could use to cut yourself out? I will be velcroing it to the back of the passenger seat..

Randy Snarr
N694RS

"Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and insignificant, if not utterly impossible"
-Simon Newcomb, 1902

--- On Wed, 9/29/10, Douglas Brunner <douglasbrunner@earthlink.net> wrote:

From: Douglas Brunner <douglasbrunner@earthlink.net>
Subject: [LML] Re: Thunder Mustang Crash at Reno
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 5:31 AM

I think a cartwheel is the LAST thing you would want.

I also vote for a minimal airspeed landing on the gear or a belly slide with the gear up.

From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bill Kennedy
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 10:33 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Thunder Mustang Crash at Reno

Hmm, an intentional cartwheel as an emergency procedure. May be true, but I won't be trying it. I'll vote for a minimum energy/airspeed touchdown on the belly or mains.

Bill Kennedy

To: lml@lancaironline.net
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:46:17 -0400
From: mcmess1919@yahoo.com
Subject: [LML] Thunder Mustang Crash at Reno

There was an seminar at Sun and Fun years ago where they talked about how to best crash an airplane without a suitable place to land...and this guy did it...a cartwheel. The energy is dissipated more slowly and the G Forces are minimized. They looked at a number of crashes and found that in those that cartwheeled, the pilot walked away. Your comments?

Steve Colwell Legacy

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-092110-pilot-survives,0,646191.story?track=rss