On 2010-08-25 2:52 PM, Donald wrote:
Heck, I am still trying to find out how Linda done it in a plowed field - and
didn't hurt a thing!
Donald,
I landed in a plowed field with around a foot of packed snow on the
ground with no damage.
I attribute this to doing the landing at absolute minimum airspeed
combined with a 30 mph headwind. At a touchdown ground speed of 20-25
mph, your chances to avoid damage are way better.
As for landing in tall corn, that's damaging! I stood around and
watched John Wright, Sr., pull a Coupe out of a tall-corn field after
its forced landing (leaving a Jefferson, IL, National Convention). The
leading edges of the wing were beaten in, the nose bowl was banged up.
Most of all, the end of the trajectory was quite nose down and it bent
under the nose gear. The plane flew half a year and $5k+ later.
Ed
