Return-Path: Received: from [65.33.165.125] (account marv@lancaironline.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.2.5) with HTTP id 490496 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 05:46:54 -0400 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: [LML] Runway size for first ES flight To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro WebUser Interface v.4.2.5 Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 05:46:54 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <006f01c4bd6e$364d62f0$0200a8c0@VAIO> References: <006f01c4bd6e$364d62f0$0200a8c0@VAIO> X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for "Bryan J. Burr" : Having recently done all of the taxi tests (low and high speed) and first flight I would definitely have a longer strip. The high speed taxi tests used all of 7,000 feet. My first flight resulted in a right hand turn the power had to be held at 17" mp. I could be possible that the power could have needed to be pulled back and an immediate landing performed. We had ample runway to do this. Anything shorter would have been dissastrous. Also, if you have a brake line failure then you have a chance of rolling to a stop. You never know about the first flight. My dad always taught me "the sky above and the runway behind do you no good". Bryan N132BB Super ES with 150 hours since April04