I would think the last thing you would ever want it an LNC2 is to end upside down.
The thought of that terrifies me.
Now that I think of it, anyone have a good line on light weight saw that you could use to cut yourself out? I will be velcroing it to the back of the passenger seat..

Randy Snarr
N694RS

"Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and insignificant, if not utterly impossible"
-Simon Newcomb, 1902

--- On Wed, 9/29/10, Douglas Brunner <douglasbrunner@earthlink.net> wrote:

From: Douglas Brunner <douglasbrunner@earthlink.net>
Subject: [LML] Re: Thunder Mustang Crash at Reno
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 5:31 AM













I think a cartwheel is the LAST thing you would want.

  

I also vote for a minimal airspeed landing on the gear or a
belly slide with the gear up.

  





From: Lancair Mailing
List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bill Kennedy

Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 10:33 AM

To: lml@lancaironline.net

Subject: [LML] Re: Thunder Mustang Crash at Reno





  

Hmm, an intentional cartwheel as an
emergency procedure. May be true, but I won't be trying it. I'll vote for a
minimum energy/airspeed touchdown on the belly or mains.



Bill Kennedy







To: lml@lancaironline.net

Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:46:17 -0400

From: mcmess1919@yahoo.com

Subject: [LML] Thunder Mustang Crash at Reno



There
was an seminar at Sun and Fun years ago where they talked about how to best crash
an airplane without a suitable place to land...and this guy did it...a
cartwheel.  The energy is dissipated more slowly and the G Forces are
minimized.  They looked at a number of crashes and found that in those
that cartwheeled, the pilot walked away.  Your comments?

 

Steve
Colwell   Legacy

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-092110-pilot-survives,0,646191.story?track=rss