X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 21:52:24 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from QMTA01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.16] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2925605 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 16 May 2008 19:30:05 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.16; envelope-from=mjrav@comcast.net Received: from OMTA03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.27]) by QMTA01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id SMSC1Z0030b6N64A109A00; Fri, 16 May 2008 23:29:17 +0000 Received: from mjr ([71.233.27.17]) by OMTA03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id SPVB1Z00F0N8tr38P00000; Fri, 16 May 2008 23:29:17 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=pCYKLUfJKRoA:10 a=VGxSu9DZGyEA:10 a=eFMziCt9XO8PV2_qvIsA:9 a=uEeRlQF4BuFnuHp8g4j3uWbk9EYA:4 a=5WZzfXpOq_gA:10 a=MHbQHlf4eBhHXctd8gsA:9 a=hDsnEp_29mdYGI9a5XQA:7 a=85qGrDMEIcMTZDjmXXO2hwF1fy0A:4 a=AfD3MYMu9mQA:10 X-Original-Message-ID: <001601c8b7ac$ca05e120$6401a8c0@mjr> From: "Mark Ravinski" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Turn back to the Airport after engine failure X-Original-Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 19:30:10 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0013_01C8B78B.4118F170" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1914 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1914 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C8B78B.4118F170 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In Air Force Flight school I learned this maneuver was known as the = "dead man's turn". A couple years ago Jim Rogers died on the first flying day of his 360. = He called the tower on takeoff with problems and couldn't make it back = to a runway. He was a veteran of 13 forced landings in Nam flying = helo's. I personally witnessed a fatal crash where it was attempted by a C172 = while developing full power (and inadvertent full flaps). Does anyone know of an actual occurance of this ever being done = successfully - with a real power failure? Mark Ravinski 360 1439 hrs ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C8B78B.4118F170 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In Air Force Flight school I learned this = maneuver was=20 known as the "dead man's turn".
A couple years ago Jim Rogers died on the first = flying day=20 of his 360.  He called the tower on takeoff with problems and = couldn't make=20 it back to a runway.  He was a veteran of 13 forced landings in Nam = flying=20 helo's.
I personally witnessed a fatal crash where it = was=20 attempted by a C172 while developing full power (and = inadvertent full=20 flaps).
Does anyone know of an actual occurance of this = ever being=20 done successfully - with a real power failure?
 
Mark Ravinski
360     1439 = hrs
 
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