"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk at wow way d0t com wrote in message
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Inhofe's Plane Experiences Problems After Landing

POSTED: 12:12 am CDT October 6, 2006
UPDATED: 12:31 pm CDT October 6, 2006

TULSA, Okla. -- A single-engine plane piloted by Sen. Jim Inhofe spun
around
after landing at a Tulsa airport, authorities said Thursday.

Ground loops happen.

A taildragger is dynamically unstable because the center of mass is behind
the main gear - get it a little sideways and it wants to continue around
all
the way. Perhaps it was the end of a long day and the pilot got a little
behind the aircraft, or..., or... or...

It's kind like parallel parking - some people seem to have a hard time
with
it.

Why does something like this even make the paper?




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Geoff
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There is a tendency for greater interest, and sometimes greater
investivation, when a VIP has been on board.

Sometimes that makes good sense, and other times it can be a waste of
effort--like reading the tabloids at the grocery check-out line.

Peter