Hangar Flying => Hangar Flying => Topic started by: flyoz on August 13, 2010, 04:01:16 PM
Title: Longeze landing - lessons for us all
Post by: flyoz on August 13, 2010, 04:01:16 PM
You may have sen this video clip on youtube of a longeze landing at Emmen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNaMlG_Bbxo Its instuctional and shows how easy it is to get distracted even for the most experienced Here is my take on what happpened Set up for a great landing , landing brake down -but no nosewheel down . Pilot realises nosewheel not down and starts winding it down -stops and then retracts landing brake - looses concentration on flying properly ( sec 17 ) 20 starts to get nosewheel down 27 looks like going around but landing brake starts coming out again 28 - landing brake down and nose starts pitching up ( loosing airspeed ? ) 29 canard stalls and bellyflops The aircraft remains largly intact which is lucky for the pilot It easy to get distracted in these crucial phases of flying and landing - something all of us can learn from this Flyoz
Title: Re: Longeze landing - lessons for us all
Post by: A. Bruce Hughes on August 13, 2010, 08:42:01 PM
Hi All
I would like to add a little to your excellent description: The pilot started his pull up around 0.13 or 0.14 min. He obviously was too slow to go around at 0.26. The difference is 0.13 or 0.14 min or 8 seconds. Part of the pilots rule of "Fly the Airplane" is "Watch your airspeed". His engine was running; he could have gone around. Messing around with the airbrake and the nose gear damaged a good airplane.
Watch your airspeed!
Bruce Hughes :)
Title: Re: Longeze landing - lessons for us all
Post by: Vandy12 on August 13, 2010, 08:58:43 PM
Pretty simple rule-of-thumb: Once you commit to a go-around, DON'T SECOND-GUESS!
He would have a lot less to talk about by taking her around for another try.
"Go-Arounds Are Free" is a good mantra... A shame to see the plane take that beating- hope he can repair!
Title: Re: Longeze landing - lessons for us all
Post by: GlennBob on August 15, 2010, 10:47:30 PM
Looks pretty cool on the ground though, . .if he could change to retractable gear, now might be a good time to do it ! Did you see the gear leg go flying when he hit ? Major bummer ! !
Title: Re: Longeze landing - lessons for us all
Post by: A. Bruce Hughes on August 16, 2010, 08:24:15 AM
It looked like there was only one wheel on the gear bow. There must have been another wheel flying somewhere.