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"Ol Shy & Bashful" wrote:

On Jun 17, 10:16*pm, Big John wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:44:52 -0700 (PDT), "Ol Shy & Bashful"

wrote:
So what do you do? Over the weekend, a Bonanza driver was faced with
this issue and had a 2000' grass strip to land on. He and his
passengers were injured and the airplane was an apparent writeoff.
I've been on that strip many many times but intentionally. Well, I've
been on many such strips worldwide.
So, what do you do?

WAG

Most of the Bo (and other higher-performance singles) never practice
engine-out emergencies. They also tend to fly approach at far too-high
airspeed.

I usually approach and land power-off, generally from an overhead
approach.

Proper technique:


1. Establish best L/D glide speed.

2. Keep it clean (no gear or flaps) until you have the field made.

3. Fly to overhead the field (if possible).

4. Keep it close to the field.

5. See #2 above.

6. Modulate glide angle with gear and flaps.

7. 1.3 x stall speed is right for most certificated planes.

8. Land in a full-flare.

Don't worry about ground roll in grass. The taller the grass the shorter
the roll.

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