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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#0000ff>Well said and accurate. I
concur having my private for 30 years.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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Del K. Rykert<BR> AMA - 8928
<BR> NSRCA - 473<BR> Kb2joi -
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=av8tor@flash.net href="mailto:av8tor@flash.net">GeorgeF.</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 17, 2003 8:24
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Re: fixed gear vs.
retracts</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>At 11:01 AM 7/17/2003 -0400, you wrote:<BR>>With all of the
variables that can affect the outcome of a landing <BR>>(deadsticks, other
airplanes, strange topography, unusual wind gusts, <BR>>etc.) *I* have
never heard of anyone who DID *NOT* "break" landing gear <BR>>(or parts)
sometime in their career.<BR>>The record you quote, George, is
ENVIABLE!!! 20 years without ever <BR>>breaking landing gear
stuff....I think we need a "Landing How To" article <BR>>from you for the
K-Factor!!! (As I'm fortunate to make it through a days' <BR>>flying
without some sort of off side/ends/surface landings which <BR>>potentially
hurt things - Then there's those horse hoofprints off the end <BR>>of the
runway...)<BR><BR>Well I've also had my Private Pilots license for as many
years and that is <BR>one great way to learn the physics behind who to make
good landings. That <BR>includes deadsticks, other airplanes, strange
topography, unusual wind <BR>gusts. Once suggestion is that if you know
someone with a Pilots license <BR>give him a few bucks (ok $60/hour if the
plane is rented) and go with him <BR>and do an hours worth of Touch
AndGoes. You'll be amazed at what you'll <BR>learn! After all in a
real plane bad landings, bent gear, and in most <BR>cases bounces are not
acceptable......<BR><BR>The most common mistakes I see is people landing too
fast! An aircraft <BR>which is not stalled when landing isn't landing
but CRASHING! All good <BR>landings start with good approaches.
Start by making long <BR>approaches. This will give you a chance to SLOW
down the airplane and <BR>evaluate the wind conditions. If at all
possible learn what's called the <BR>Wing Low method to compensate for
crosswinds as opposed to Crabbing. Most <BR>modelers will crab
right down to the ground, that will result in an instant <BR>BAD landing as
you're landing gear are going a different direction then <BR>what the airplane
is flying resulting in a massive side load. That's a <BR>large reason
you see people "bouncing" (both model and fullscale) during
<BR>crosswinds.<BR><BR>With the wing low methods the landing gear are going
the same direction as <BR>the plane. To land using this method you use
aileron to hold the upwind <BR>wing low. To correct for the tendency of
the plane to turn that same <BR>direction you would use just enough opposite
rudder to keep the plane <BR>aligned with the runway center line. If
done correctly you'll have the <BR>upwind main landing gear hit the ground
first, followed by the downwind <BR>main gear, and finally the nose gear if
you're flying a trike.<BR><BR>George<BR><A
href="http://www.MilAirComms.com">http://www.MilAirComms.com</A><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>=====================================<BR>#
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