X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:47:17 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from gwa2.webcontrolcenter.com ([63.134.207.7] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2264256 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:37:24 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=63.134.207.7; envelope-from=dave@aircraftersllc.com Received: from maila3.webcontrolcenter.com (unverified [216.119.106.29]) by gwa2.webcontrolcenter.com (SurgeMail 3.8i3) with ESMTP id 24820093-1777422 for ; Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:42:06 -0700 X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from ip-64-139-5-24.sjc.megapath.net [64.139.5.24] by maila3.webcontrolcenter.com with SMTP; Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:36:12 -0700 From: "Dave Saylor" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: Apologies to Newton X-Original-Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:39:17 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <000901c7df52$7219e340$0b00a8c0@GWM350> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C7DF17.C5BB0B40" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 Thread-Index: AcffP6SN2qAP9bgTRNuDIKedNCBwpAAER2Mg This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C7DF17.C5BB0B40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit OK, I spent way too much time figureing this out but isn't hitting the ground at 1500fpm like being strapped in the plane while it gets pushed off a 9.7 foot cliff? I think I've done landings close to that, and reused the airplane. Dave Saylor AirCrafters LLC 140 Aviation Way Watsonville, CA 831-722-9141 831-750-0284 CL www.AirCraftersLLC.com _____ From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of rwolf99@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 6:25 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Apologies to the farmer's daughter Guys -- Richard Titsworth pointed out to me that the 25 foot-per-second descent rate with a BRS *is* 1500 feet per minute. Gee, I get the "turkey of the day" award... Anyway, they claim that 25 fps (1500 fpm) is survivable. They told us that they want the airplane to land slightly nose down. If we were going to land tail first, they would have insisted on head-rest-type protection features. You know, 25 fps didn't sound all that fast to me, but 1500 fpm seems pretty darn fast to be crunching into the ground. - Rob Wolf _____ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C7DF17.C5BB0B40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
OK, I spent = way too much=20 time figureing this out but isn't hitting the ground at 1500fpm like = being=20 strapped in the plane while it gets pushed off a 9.7 foot cliff?  I = think=20 I've done landings close to that, and reused the airplane.
 
Dave Saylor
AirCrafters LLC
140 Aviation Way
Watsonville, CA
831-722-9141
831-750-0284 CL
www.AirCraftersLLC.com

From: Lancair Mailing List=20 [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of=20 rwolf99@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 6:25=20 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] = Apologies to the=20 farmer's daughter

Guys --

Richard Titsworth pointed out to me that the = 25=20 foot-per-second descent rate with a BRS *is* 1500 feet per = minute. =20 Gee, I get the "turkey of the day" award...

Anyway, they claim = that 25=20 fps (1500 fpm) is survivable.  They told us that they want the = airplane to=20 land slightly nose down.  If we were going to land tail first, they = would=20 have insisted on head-rest-type protection features.

You know, 25 = fps=20 didn't sound all that fast to me, but 1500 fpm seems pretty darn fast to = be=20 crunching into the ground.

- Rob Wolf
AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free = from AOL=20 at AOL.com.
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