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Jeff,
Yes. Brings
back memories from Whiting Field, FL 1954, SNJ recovery from unusual attitudes
partial-panel - Stop the turn (step on the ball), Level the wings and
recover.
Two years later the
Navy put AOAs in every carrier plane and cut landing accidents 50 percent (50%)
the first year. Stop the turn, dump the AOA to below stall SNGLE, and recover
quicker.
Wings stall at an
ANGLE, regardless of airspeed, etc.
But the FAA
and pilots still are talking about stall SPEED, 50 years later. It
seems hopeless.
Terrence
L235/320 N211AL
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Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 05:13
PM
Subject: [LML] Re: Turbine crash
In a message dated 11/13/2006 3:15:09 PM Central Standard Time, Sky2high@aol.com writes: Regardless of how the engine stopped, the way the emergency was
handled seems to be important.
Scott,
You are a genius. It seems that powered pilots when faced with an engine
out situation tend to fly until:
a) they hit something or
b) they run out of airspeed and stall the airplane.
Most aircraft accidents I investigate and pilots I see in flight training
or in FAA checkrides are not capable of determining how far they can glide and
whether or not they can make it to their chosen landing site. Most pilots do
not know how to spiral over their landing site, arrive at a suitable high key
and low key postion and land within 200 feet of their chosen point. This is
important stuff-- but many pilots do not know how to do it and many do not
practice it regularly. It is not hard stuff. If a 14 year old soloing in a
glider can do it why can't an adult pilot do it in a Lancair? This guy wasn't
even close. Flying is like golf...if you don't practice regularly, how can you
expect to shoot par?
Jeff Edwards
LIVP N619SJ
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