July 18th 12, 03:58 AM
In article >,
Paul Saccani > wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:53:11 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>
> >> My limited experience with them is that they have unpleasant handling
> >> and occupants do not fare well in a forced landing, even on an
> >> airfield.
> >>
> >> I would suggest that you provide some crushable structure under the
> >> seat. =A0In a gear up landing, there is strong tendency to back injuries
> >> and paraplegia, which you don't want. =A0There is essentially no
> >> distance between your backside and the ground when you land wheels up,
> >> and the accelerations are quite great.
> >
> >I don't think any landing issues are of concern to the owner of the kit in =
> >question.
>
> That's a little mean spirited... **;)
Apparently so, Google groups has hidden the thread for abuse. Sensitive bunch, these Google people.
But there's ways around the boot of the geeks.
Paul Saccani > wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:53:11 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>
> >> My limited experience with them is that they have unpleasant handling
> >> and occupants do not fare well in a forced landing, even on an
> >> airfield.
> >>
> >> I would suggest that you provide some crushable structure under the
> >> seat. =A0In a gear up landing, there is strong tendency to back injuries
> >> and paraplegia, which you don't want. =A0There is essentially no
> >> distance between your backside and the ground when you land wheels up,
> >> and the accelerations are quite great.
> >
> >I don't think any landing issues are of concern to the owner of the kit in =
> >question.
>
> That's a little mean spirited... **;)
Apparently so, Google groups has hidden the thread for abuse. Sensitive bunch, these Google people.
But there's ways around the boot of the geeks.