X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:35:29 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d21.mx.aol.com ([205.188.144.207] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTP id 1915234 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 11 Mar 2007 15:05:20 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.144.207; envelope-from=VTAILJEFF@aol.com Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-d21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.be7.1080fda5 (43932) for ; Sun, 11 Mar 2007 15:04:26 -0400 (EDT) From: VTAILJEFF@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 15:04:26 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: enough runway" X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1173639866" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5036 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1173639866 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 3/11/2007 12:51:00 PM Central Daylight Time, jhk@clearwire.net writes: This is, admittedly, a neophyte's question, but as Lancairs are such slick little beasts, is there any reason not to install/use a drag chute (a la Air Force) for those emergencies that a squat switch override might be called for? If a Cirrus can free fall gently with a big one, wouldn't a smaller deployable chute stop an overrun safely? 1. Weight 2. Cost. 3. Space. 4. Repack capability. 5. Go around capability Jeff


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This is, admittedly, a neophyte's questio= n, but=20 as Lancairs are such slick little beasts, is there any reason not to=20 install/use a drag chute (a la Air Force) for those emergencies that a squ= at=20 switch override might be called for?  If a Cirrus can free fall gentl= y=20 with a big one, wouldn't a smaller deployable chute stop an overrun=20 safely? 
1. Weight
2. Cost.
3. Space.
4. Repack capability.
5. Go around capability
 
Jeff



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