X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:37:13 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail16.tpgi.com.au ([203.12.160.231] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.1) with ESMTPS id 6070566 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:56:56 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=203.12.160.231; envelope-from=domcrain@tpg.com.au X-TPG-Antivirus: Passed X-TPG-Abuse: host=60-241-193-89.static.tpgi.com.au; ip=60.241.193.89; date=Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:56:19 +1100 Received: from [192.168.0.5] (60-241-193-89.static.tpgi.com.au [60.241.193.89]) by mail16.tpgi.com.au (envelope-from domcrain@tpg.com.au) (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id r1IKtneD022550 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:56:19 +1100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.2 \(1499\)) Subject: Re: [LML] Full feather prop vs high pitch From: "Dominic V. Crain" In-Reply-To: X-Original-Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:55:49 +1100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Original-Message-Id: <7EF5A58A-AC20-436A-870B-AE1669C72E94@tpg.com.au> References: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1499) The brakes in the Electra were used for parking. Just saying'. Dominic V. Crain domcrain@tpg.com.au Phone 03-94161881 Mobile 0412-359320 On 19/02/2013, at 12:12 AM, George Wehrung wrote: > I am a King Air pilot for the last 7 years. We generally come out of = beta around 60 knots during the landing rollout. This is because of = blade erosion and the potential of debris being sucked back into the = engine. This is really apparent when landing on dirt strips and seeing = the dirt cloud move from behind the engine towards the front of the = blades as the aircraft slows. I know it seems weird from behind the = engines to the front, but it happens. =20 >=20