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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sorry to read about your September incident Hal. Now that I</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>have 60 hours in my aircraft I have to put my two cents in this</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>thread.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am based at Oakland Intl in California. The north field is </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>surrounded by city. High & steep ala Don Goetz just plain </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>makes </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>sense. Being that I have lotsa of runway I never venture</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>down </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>below 100 kts until I am over the threshold. With no wind I </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>am at </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>full flaps, the last bit comes in slowly over the </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>fence.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here is where I take the adivce of my test pilot CJ Stephens.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>>>Don't Flare<<<<. Fly it right onto the runway. It's sorta </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>like what I do on take off. I get to flying speed holding her on</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the tarmac. This give me very postive control even after/before</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>contact with the gound. I never turn off the active at Bravo,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>but keeping this little rocket under firm control in the runway</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>environment is my priority.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The wind does not get very squirly at this field </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>and I have not </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ventured onto any of the more challanging fields </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>we have here </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>in the Golden State. My regime is to take different flight </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>conditions and runways slowly. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am finally in a matenance mode with </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>my aircraft after </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>10 years . To those of you still working on construction </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>beleive </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>me, what you are doing is worth it!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sign me a happy flier,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gerard J. Cerchio</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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