X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:49:07 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.glasair.org ([65.75.24.102] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTPS id 3752082 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:48:55 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.75.24.102; envelope-from=Bruce@Glasair.org Received: from gray1 by mail.glasair.org (VisNetic.MailServer.v9.1.4.1) with ESMTP id RTG09319 for ; Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:48:19 -0400 From: "Bruce Gray" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Belly Landing L-360 Video X-Original-Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:48:14 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0D31_01CA013B.29492C40" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0D31_01CA013B.29492C40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Landing with the mains extended would be a good solution IF the landing was to be on a hard (concrete/asphalt) surface. He landed on grass. If you land on a soft surface with the mains out, there is a good chance that the nose will dig into the turf and flip the aircraft onto its back. Bruce www.Glasair.org -----Original Message----- From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bryan Wullner Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 7:50 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Re: Belly Landing L-360 Video Why would it have been a bad idea to land with the main gear out and hold the nose off for as long as possible? Bryan ------=_NextPart_000_0D31_01CA013B.29492C40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

= Landing with the mains extended would be a good solution IF the landing was to = be on a hard (concrete/asphalt) surface. He landed on grass. If you land on a = soft surface with the mains out, there is a good chance that the nose will = dig into the turf and flip the aircraft onto its = back.

=  

Bruce
www.Glasair.org

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Why would it have been a bad idea to land = with the main gear out and hold the nose off for as long as = possible?

 

Bryan

 

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