"zatatime" wrote in message
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On 21 Nov 2004 20:04:44 -0600, Andrew Sarangan
wrote:

Do you do a final gear check on final?
Yes
If so, then how much extra work
is it to push the prop to forward on final?
For my philosophy the final check, should be just that - only a check,
no work unless an error has occurred. Subtle I'm sure, but the less
"work" on short final the better IMO.

This will only become an
issue if you are performing a go-around *and* you forget to push the
prop forward. Even if you forget the prop on final, I don't see how you
can forget it again on a go-around. The go-around procedure calls for
everything forward, and you will catch it if the prop is out.
If in your mind you think you pushed it forward you'll probably
realize it isn't only after the throttle has been pushed full forward.
(I know not an absolute, but more likely than not for an average
person). If it does happen you'll be way "over square" and
potentially do alot of engine damage. Not withstanding the damage
potential, you could get alarmed by the condition, fixate on
rectifying it, and relax the pitch control. In heavier airplanes you
could get enough of a pitch up that it's hard for a person to recover.
I'm not being sexist, but I had this happen to a woman I was flying
with, lets just say it was a good learning experience for her. g
This was in a 172RG so heavy is a relative term.


Almost every turbocharged airplane engine ever built operates "over square"
on every takeoff and many operate "way over square". "Square" and
"oversquare" are myths that need to be buried alongside "the step". The
whole notion of "square" is simply an artifact of the units we choose for
MP. If we used inches of water or psi or anything besides the height of a
colum of a particular metal which conviently happens to be a liquid are room
temperature, the whole notion of "square" would never have come about. I'll
step down from my soapbox now.

Mike
MU-2
Helio Courier.