Return-Path: Received: from anna.ana.com ([207.44.232.227]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Mon, 9 Oct 2000 08:13:46 -0400 Received: from gjpc (sdsl-216-200-177-57.dsl.sjc.megapath.net [216.200.177.57]) by anna.ana.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id FAA10437 for ; Mon, 9 Oct 2000 05:20:50 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <006001c031eb$d4788e40$6701a8c0@gjpc> From: "Gerard J. Cerchio" To: Subject: Re: Hard Landing Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 05:24:10 -0700 X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0

Sorry to read about your September incident Hal. Now that I

have 60 hours in my aircraft I have to put my two cents in this

thread.

I am based at Oakland Intl in California. The north field is

surrounded by city. High & steep ala Don Goetz just plain

makes sense. Being that I have lotsa of runway I never venture

down below 100 kts until I am over the threshold. With no wind I

am at full flaps, the last bit comes in slowly over the fence.

Here is where I take the adivce of my test pilot CJ Stephens.

>>>>Don't Flare<<<<. Fly it right onto the runway. It's sorta

like what I do on take off. I get to flying speed holding her on

the tarmac. This give me very postive control even after/before

contact with the gound. I never turn off the active at Bravo,

but keeping this little rocket under firm control in the runway

environment is my priority.

The wind does not get very squirly at this field and I have not

ventured onto any of the more challanging fields we have here

in the Golden State. My regime is to take different flight

conditions and runways slowly.

I am finally in a matenance mode with my aircraft after

10 years . To those of you still working on construction

beleive me, what you are doing is worth it!

Sign me a happy flier,

Gerard J. Cerchio