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You are right, Kevin.

A good airplane and that spring gear can certainly take a lot of abuse. I expected to see the imprints of the top of the wheel pants on the undersides of my wings {:>). My tail tie down did get bent back into the fiberglass bottom fairing, but surprisingly did not interfere with rudder movement. Got a sketch of you angle bracket or photo of its mounting - I might be interested in adding one to mine {:>)

Yes, there is no doubt that wind shear and turbulence next to runways count for a lots of mishaps.

Ed A

----- Original Message -----

From: kevin lane

To: Rotary motors in aircraft

Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 11:56 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Almost a Prop chop job was [FlyRotary] John's prop shop

Ed - - I read in amazement what an RV can take for punishment. I fly out of TTD in the Columbia River Gorge (world class windsurfing) with regular headwinds of 30 mph. They are fairly constant however, varying maybe 10 mph. I find that flaps up landings are far less sensitive to the wind speed changes. We get to where we don't always think and just automatically drop full flaps on landing. This doesn't always make sense. It is possible to wheel land the -6A, but it takes a lot of runway. The Cascade Locks airport in the heart of the gorge has similar landing problems since it is surrounded with Doug fir trees. Wind speeds drop significantly below tree top elevation and the runway is not very long. Several years ago a 172 crashed into the river attempting a downwind takeoff, hitting the higher speed air at treetop level.

I replaced my rear tiedown with a long piece of angle bracket with a large hole drilled in it. It can't get bent back and interfere with the rudder.

Kevin Lane Portland, OR
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