Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 19:31:16 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <225papatango@cox.net> Received: from lakemtao06.cox.net ([68.1.17.115] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1) with ESMTP id 2514482 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 07 Aug 2003 16:15:13 -0400 Received: from Abomb ([68.12.62.247]) by lakemtao06.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.05 201-253-122-122-105-20011231) with SMTP id <20030807201513.PTNF15657.lakemtao06.cox.net@Abomb> for ; Thu, 7 Aug 2003 16:15:13 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <00ab01c35d30$4554bae0$6401a8c0@tu.ok.cox.net> From: "adam" <225papatango@cox.net> X-Original-To: References: Subject: Re: [LML] Rotation speed X-Original-Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 15:07:19 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Noel" Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 12:28 PM Subject: [LML] Rotation speed > >>>I recall an episode a few years ago in my Piper Archer II. I was landing on > Fort Lauderdale International Runway 13 just after a 727 landed on 9L. The > left seater in the giant aluminum cloud touched down after the intersection. > I made sure that I stuck the landing IN the intersection. On roll-out the > plane did a rather remarkable dance with all three on the tarmac as we > rolled through the right wingtip vortex.>>> Confused low-time private pilot here (I've got 65 hours) If the 727 landed after the intersection..wouldn't you have touched down beyond his touchdown point? I was told that you rotate before the larger aircraft and stay above their path on takeoff--and for landing, you stay above their glideslope and set down after their landing point. --at any rate, I'm glad your airplane were uninjured. Adam