Scouts have bumpy landing

On Mar 20, 7:56 am, wrote:
Seconds before the plane came down, Riegel said, the pilot told his
passengers he would land on the grass next to the runway.

Wonder why the pilot chose to land on the grass instead of the hard,

I thought that too. When flying a retract that won't let the gear
down I always thought the preferred landing places were in this order

Best...........: sealed runway
Less Good......: grass runway
Really Bad Day.: anything else

James Sleeman wrote:
On Mar 20, 7:56 am, wrote:
Seconds before the plane came down, Riegel said, the pilot told his
passengers he would land on the grass next to the runway.
Wonder why the pilot chose to land on the grass instead of the hard,

I thought that too. When flying a retract that won't let the gear
down I always thought the preferred landing places were in this order

Best...........: sealed runway
Less Good......: grass runway
Really Bad Day.: anything else

The hard vs. soft argument is long debated. It's probably actually
a wash. The advantages of the hard runway is that it's potentially
smoother and you'll slide to a more graceful less violent stop.
The advntage of the grass is the

"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
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The hard vs. soft argument is long debated. It's probably actually
a wash.
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Well, given that gear up landings in smaller G.A. aircraft are generally
non-events (except for repair costs) I think you are right.

Whatever surface you land on, taxiing back to the hanger seems to be
difficult though.

On the other hand, you do get to look forward to a fresh overhaul, eh?

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In rec.aviation.student Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe The Sea Hawk at wow way d0t com wrote:
Whatever surface you land on, taxiing back to the hanger seems to be
difficult though.

I understand that it takes full power to taxi back afterwards.

.... Alan
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On 2007-03-22 17:54:22 -0700, "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk at
wow way d0t com said:

"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
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The hard vs. soft argument is long debated. It's probably actually
a wash.
...

Well, given that gear up landings in smaller G.A. aircraft are generally
non-events (except for repair costs) I think you are right.

Whatever surface you land on, taxiing back to the hanger seems to be
difficult though.

On the other hand, you do get to look forward to a fresh overhaul, eh?

Nah. You kill the engine on most retracts and the prop stops horizontally.
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

"James Sleeman" wrote in message
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I thought that too. When flying a retract that won't let the gear
down I always thought the preferred landing places were in this order

Best...........: sealed runway
Less Good......: grass runway
Really Bad Day.: anything else

You forgot
Softest, cheapest thing

mike