X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 10 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:37:15 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc3-s11.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.211] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTP id 1915882 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:51:14 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.246.211; envelope-from=bill_kennedy_3@hotmail.com Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.250.25]) by bay0-omc3-s11.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:50:28 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:50:28 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: Received: from 65.54.250.200 by by115fd.bay115.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:50:26 GMT X-Originating-IP: [71.111.169.17] X-Originating-Email: [bill_kennedy_3@hotmail.com] X-Sender: bill_kennedy_3@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: From: "Bill Kennedy" X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net X-Original-Bcc: Subject: RE: [LML] Re: enough runway" X-Original-Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:50:26 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Mar 2007 03:50:28.0735 (UTC) FILETIME=[932C00F0:01C76459] X-Original-Return-Path: bill_kennedy_3@hotmail.com I agree with Jeff. I also think a touch and go should be second nature if you're at all concerned about getting your plane stopped in the available runway. Bill Kennedy N42BK >From: VTAILJEFF@aol.com >Reply-To: "Lancair Mailing List" >To: lml@lancaironline.net >Subject: [LML] Re: enough runway" >Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:37:21 -0400 > >If you think you need a drag chute for the occasional "aw shit the runway >is >too dang short" instances then IMHO your preflight planning is flawed. Like >I > said before, take the distance you can get the aircraft stopped in (from >a >50' height) and then double that and that is your landing distance >requirement. 50% of all GA accidnts are takeoff and landing accidents. >Being too >optimistic on landing distance required is not a good thing. > >Regards, > >Jeff Edwards >LIVP N619SJ >


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