On 31 Oct 2004 19:08:54 -0800, (Mark Grubb) wrote:

Remember that AS-W12 pilots routinely (1000's of flights) slipped a
50:1 glider to a landing in considerably less than this in extreme
conditions including Appalachian ridge days(Schuemann), wild thermal
days in TX (Scott, Greene) and monster wave days in NV (Herold).


Ah, the ASW-12...
Unfortunately I never had the chance to fly one - I would have loved
to try this landing technique. Maybe I gte the chance one day - it's a
pity that my home airfield is only 2.000 ft.

I have landed 100's of flights in glass in Tehachapi, CA without drag
devices. These landings were typically over a 30 ft obstacle at
density altitudes 5000 ft, and ALL stopped in less than 2500 feet.

How was your landing technique? As far as I know the recommended
procedure was to put her on the main wheel at relatively high speed
and use the wheel brake to stop her in order to avoid the usage of the
brake parachute?



Bye
Andreas