X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:13:57 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d23.mx.aol.com ([205.188.139.137] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3753846 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:56:14 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.139.137; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from imo-ma02.mx.aol.com (imo-ma02.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.137]) by imo-d23.mx.aol.com (v107.10) with ESMTP id RELAYIN1-24a58ee2d20b; Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:55:25 -0400 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-ma02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v40_r1.5.) id q.d27.34bf6169 (48600) for ; Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:55:21 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:59:02 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Gear Up Landing X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1247342342" X-Mailer: AOL 9.1 sub 5006 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-IP: 64.12.78.137 -------------------------------1247342342 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Luckily these situations give one time to think through the landing process. Perhaps if the runway were solid and smooth there might be less damage. But on a non-ideal surface there is a chance of the nose jamming and flipping the plane on its back - uh, that's a bigger problem. Also, in a 200/300 series, a belly flop (without any pinkies extended) seems to me to be less likely to ignite a fire as the slide is more on the belly and exhaust pipes. Remember to allow for a drift to the non-exhaust pipe side. Grayhawk In a message dated 7/11/2009 2:42:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time, billhogarty@hughes.net writes: Without a nose gear, if I had a hard surface runway, I would choose to land on the mains with the engine shut down, holding the nose off as long as possible. I did this once in an earlier life with a nose gear that jammed during the retract cycle. But then I didn't have a prop to worry about. Thoughts, Comments?? Regards, Bill Hogarty -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823300x1201398714/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd= JulystepsfooterNO62) -------------------------------1247342342 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Luckily these situations give one time to think through the landing= process.  Perhaps if the runway were solid and smooth there might be= less damage. But on a non-ideal surface there is a chance of the= nose jamming and flipping the plane on its back - uh, that's a bigger problem. Also, in a 200/300 series, a belly flop (without= any pinkies extended) seems to me to be less likely to ignite a fire= as the slide is more on the belly and exhaust pipes.  Remember to allow for= a drift to the non-exhaust pipe side.
 
Grayhawk
 
In a message dated 7/11/2009 2:42:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time, billhogarty@hughes.net writes:

Without a nose gear, if I had a hard surface runway, I= would choose to
land on the mains with the engine shut down, holding the= nose off as
long as possible.  I did this once in an earlier life wi= th a nose gear
that jammed during the retract cycle.  But then I did= n't have a prop to
worry about.
Thoughts, Comments??

Regards,= Bill Hogarty

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