X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m28.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 862278 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 03 Dec 2005 18:30:35 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.9; envelope-from=DLOMHEIM@aol.com Received: from DLOMHEIM@aol.com by imo-m28.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r6.3.) id q.1f5.174cbc1e (25711) for ; Sat, 3 Dec 2005 18:29:46 -0500 (EST) From: DLOMHEIM@aol.com Message-ID: <1f5.174cbc1e.30c3846a@aol.com> Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 18:29:46 EST Subject: Ed's Brakes... To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1133652586" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5301 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1133652586 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ed wrote: > "But, with a training wheel up front, you can reallllllyyyyy get on the binders hard without worry". Not wishing in anyway to "nit pick" the above statement but simply wanting RVers with "A" models to remember that getting onto the binders too hard on grass could end up ruining your day. About two years ago a local pilot landed his 8A on a grass strip with some dips in it. He possibly was a bit too hot and also long with the result that he really got onto the "binders" which then caused the nose to squat down. Simultaneously to this the nose wheel encountered a shallow depression resulting in the nose gear bending back and prop striking the soft ground. Needles to say his flying ended for a next few days until he ordered in a new front gear leg, repaired his front wheel fairing, and installed a new prop. Doug Lomheim RV-9A, finishing kit -------------------------------1133652586 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Ed wrote:

> "But, with a training wheel up front, you can reallllllyyyyy get o= n=20 the binders hard without worry".

Not wishing in anyway to "nit pick" the above statement=20 but simply wanting RVers with "A" models to remember tha= t=20 getting onto the binders too hard on grass could end up ruining yo= ur=20 day. About two years ago a local pilot landed his 8A on a gr= ass=20 strip with some dips in it. He possibly was a bit too hot an= d=20 also long with the result that he really got onto the=20 "binders" which then caused the nose to squat down. =20 Simultaneously to this the nose wheel encountered a shal= low=20 depression resulting in the nose gear bending back and prop=20 striking the soft ground. Needles to say his flying end= ed=20 for a next few days until he ordered in a new front gear leg, repaired=20= his=20 front wheel fairing, and installed a new prop.

Doug Lomheim

RV-9A, finishing kit

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