X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 16:24:13 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nm14-vm6.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com ([98.138.91.107] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9e) with ESMTPS id 6796449 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 25 Mar 2014 16:03:37 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=98.138.91.107; envelope-from=mcmess1919@yahoo.com Received: from [98.138.100.118] by nm14.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 25 Mar 2014 20:03:02 -0000 Received: from [98.138.226.127] by tm109.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 25 Mar 2014 20:03:02 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp206.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 25 Mar 2014 20:03:02 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 96997.85406.bm@smtp206.mail.ne1.yahoo.com X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: wUJ7HOYVM1l1VvL.27uHe0SrPgFZ8c2urES8EmuhKOung99 qC6.gTTc5bNnbFM.mJ9UM9M8Lfh6Z42K8pPNUBYUQSiyeOGEj3phw0NSjU4I 36QMUOeE0lVaFGyOihQru_ytaQPoyylmcDEla71TZn2QNOzypwxPnp6GFne9 Lk3vnb68GQ_owUdnD7lffNmP0kL9qe0RJBNbMCizKu.Pl10U7e6dTLdsHV.5 rL3c.J_RRmMyjEjykKdinCSedqYrei87omA0xHSkj8KzOq_mu6.1nyRFcKII M2wN_IypQWnSMpiKBCZimkeYRRYLno407OnU2lnbIwTSuu_T5BdBaYLmqdKi cT4wikV8.yEaY42rxrVrOHldCynnAfkYl.P7OipiMAs4XxlS6bMItHEAYRnF eKsOgufhXu9myHaLS2PuYueyaYTdVwTn2V86cE.hKOVUW4Zi5NbX3YDXeSPU avoLDdfsMFLU4E7P_yVB3wyB2KZz8jK3GUzy3ZFVU.T1NmTu..erNPMRVC6u STyYFiSrGH0KGKIOhGHxD5CE- X-Yahoo-SMTP: rK4i7HqswBC7mDE8.sOiWQeO4CeReXc- X-Rocket-Received: from StevePC (mcmess1919@24.28.73.229 with plain [98.138.105.21]) by smtp206.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 25 Mar 2014 13:03:01 -0700 PDT From: "Steve Colwell" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Formation Flying X-Original-Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:03:03 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <027101cf4865$3b45f150$b1d1d3f0$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0272_01CF483B.526FE950" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Ac9IQX6IXe8kJpfNRzq2FPnSljNnUQAIo6ZA Content-Language: en-us This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0272_01CF483B.526FE950 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit We also brief at what exit to use on the runway, it is an exit waaay down near the end, if not THE end. First planes down land a bit long, and keep their speed up (within reason) to leave room behind for the others. Years ago, two guys I knew decided (on the way to a Fly-In) to make a formation fly over, pattern and landing. The lead took the first turn off with no notice. Yup, #2 clipped his tail before he could slow down enough. Then came the icing on the cake. The lead went straight to the temporary FAA tower to report the hit to the feds. The damage was minor but the lead lost a lot of friends that day. Steve Colwell ------=_NextPart_000_0272_01CF483B.526FE950 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

We also brief at what exit to use on the runway, it is an exit waaay = down near the end, if not THE end.  First planes down land a bit = long, and keep their speed up (within reason) to leave room behind for = the others.

 

Years ago, two guys I knew decided (on the way to a Fly-In) to make a = formation fly over, pattern and landing.  The lead took the first = turn off with no notice.  Yup, #2 clipped his tail before he could = slow down enough.  Then came the icing on the cake.  The lead = went straight to the temporary FAA tower to report the hit to the = feds.  The damage was minor but the lead lost a lot of friends that = day.

 

Steve Colwell

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