Donald A.. Russell wrote: > > Amen, Amen, Amen!! > Don > ---------- > > From: Keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Caution > > Date: Monday, December 07, 1998 1:52 PM > > > > I have watched the exchanges on x-wind landings over the last couple of > > days. Different pilots employ "personal strategies" on different aspects > of > > flight, and, for the most part they are pretty harmless. However, I would > > caution one not to give advice that is clearly NOT a personal strategy > that > > should be utilized. I am referring to the individual who said "firewall" > > the throttle to straighten it out, then back off the power. We all know, > or > > should, that one of the high risk times in a plane is when you are low > and > > slow. The final moments of a landing should be made with very very small > > incremental changes. I'm sorry, but firewalling the throttle to do > anything > > other than a go-around is patently absurd. An accomplished pilot will > never > > touch that throttle once he has set up his glide on final except in cases > > of moderate shear, even with a strong crosswind. We, as a group, need to > be > > prudent when giving suggestions. I doubt that anyone on the list is a > > qualified test pilot, and when you fly an airplane outside the envelope > or > > in a manner not prescribed in the POH, you are operating as a test pilot. > > Now, if you want to do that, it is your life. BUT don't put it out there > as > > a "walk in the park." What the sky does not need ....is one more cowboy. > > > > Keith > > N5663F
GREAT POST KEITH ! ! !
Let me jump in here for a minute and give my 2 cents worth. I was
going
to stay out of this one, but I can't resist any longer, here goes..
Let's all forget, for just a moment, everything that has been
posted in
the last few days about x-wind landings and think for ourselves with an
uncluttered mind about everyone elses input and comments.
If an airplane is flying along at cruise (or less) and you apply
full
throttle, what is going to happen? Right, your speed will increase in
the direction that the nose is pointed. BASIC COMMON SENSE.
Now, with that in mind, let's assume that we are on final with a
45
degree left x-wind. We are in a slight crab (to the left) and are
gliding (slipping if I may use that word to a bunch of coupers) straight
down towards the centerline of the runway. (Remember now, we are
actually flying a little bit sideways because we are such great pilots
that we have balanced our "glide" and our "power" to counteract for the
wind)
Is everybody with me so far? Okay, IF the wind remains constant, IF our
glide is proper, IF our decent is as good as we'd planned, then when our
main gear touches the ground we will feel and/or hear a slight chirp and
we will be down solidly on the ground and we can 'drive' our wonderful
little coupe to the hangar.
Now, everything else being the same except we find we need a
little
extra power to make the field and we get all worried cause we're new at
this and we firewall it, what happens? Like we said above, add power
and you increase speed in whatever direction the nose is pointed.
In this case we head off at a 45 degree angle into the boondocks, parked
planes, hangars, or whatever is along the left side of the field from
where we were at when we applied full power. I've never seen a
Continental, Lycoming or even a big 'round' engine that had enough
torque to make a plane do a 45 degree (or any degree) turn.
I think the person who made the original comment about
"fire-walling"
it was probably not a pilot and just jumped in here to talk with the
pilots and we all took it as though it was from one of us. Maybe I'm
wrong but I hope not, I'd hate to think that an experienced pilot would
make such a mistake. Let's all hope that he really isn't a pilot,
because I don't want to read about such a tragic manouver in the
accident section of any of the magazines.
Okay, I think I got more than 2 cents worth off of my chest, so
I'll
get out of here now. Thanks for listening.
Bob Saville
N3396H 415C
Eugene, OR
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