X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 21:35:58 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d22.mx.aol.com ([205.188.144.208] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 943215 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 13 May 2005 17:19:25 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.144.208; envelope-from=RicArgente@cs.com Received: from RicArgente@cs.com by imo-d22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r1.7.) id q.20.44de4084 (14374) for ; Fri, 13 May 2005 17:18:39 -0400 (EDT) From: RicArgente@cs.com X-Original-Message-ID: <20.44de4084.2fb673ad@cs.com> X-Original-Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 17:18:37 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Emergency Landings X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_20.44de4084.2fb673ad_boundary" X-Mailer: 7.0 for Windows sub 8000 --part1_20.44de4084.2fb673ad_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hey Ed, Well done yourself!! But thanks. What the heck are you doing in Pottstown? Take care, Rick In a message dated 5/13/2005 10:48:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, ed.mccauley@bltinc.com writes: > Then it happened... a REAL engine out. So, I too went in "Done this > before" mode. To my surprise, the plane sank MUCH faster than with the engine at > idle (as in practice). I felt betrayed... LIED to by my instructors. Anyway, > as soon as I realized what was happening, I made a bee line for the numbers > and all turned out fine. Subsequently, I learned about the flat plate drag > of a windmilling prop and ever since, I never get too far from the runway in > the pattern and I'll always be sure to have a height buffer if/when it happens > again. I figure I'd rather make the runway and land too fast than the > alternative. --part1_20.44de4084.2fb673ad_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey Ed,

Well done yourself!! But thanks.

What the heck are you doing in Pottstown?

Take care,
Rick

In a message dated 5/13/2005 10:48:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, ed.mccauley@= bltinc.com writes:

Then it happened... a REAL engi= ne out. So, I too went in "Done this before" mode. To my surpris= e, the plane sank MUCH faster than with the engine at idle (as in practice).= I felt betrayed... LIED to by my instructors. Anyway, as soon a= s I realized what was happening, I made a bee line for the numbers and all t= urned out fine. Subsequently, I learned about the flat plate drag of a= windmilling prop and ever since, I never get too far from the runway in the= pattern and I'll always be sure to have a height buffer if/when it happens=20= again. I figure I'd rather make the runway and land too fast than the=20= alternative.

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