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Old March 6th 09, 06:28 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Frank Whiteley
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This might make you feel better about a few of your landings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eamnTyfkUBY

Song is a bit off color.
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Old March 6th 09, 06:49 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
jcarlyle
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Man - that's terrible! That must be one really difficult plane to
land, or these guys must not have many hours of experience.

-john

Frank Whiteley wrote:
This might make you feel better about a few of your landings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eamnTyfkUBY

Song is a bit off color.

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Old March 6th 09, 06:53 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
chipsoars
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On Mar 6, 12:28*pm, Frank Whiteley wrote:
This might make you feel better about a few of your landings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eamnTyfkUBY

Song is a bit off color.


Did they dig up Buster Keaton for this?

Chip F.
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Old March 6th 09, 07:14 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Darryl Ramm
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On Mar 6, 9:49*am, jcarlyle wrote:
Man - that's terrible! That must be one really difficult plane to
land, or these guys must not have many hours of experience.

-john

Frank Whiteley wrote:
This might make you feel better about a few of your landings.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eamnTyfkUBY


Song is a bit off color.




After a altitude chamber ride at Beale AFB our class went and toured a
hanger and look at a U2 and Global Hawk. The U2 pilot was describing
it's landing qualities, how they are a handful in a crosswind, how you
have to keep flying them once they are on the ground etc. Some of the
power only pilots were trying to think what it would be like. Then
some of the glider pilots spoke up and the U2 pilot agreed with
something like "oh wow some of you guys are glider pilots, yes it is
like landing a big glider with bad visibility". Some of the U2 pilots
at Beale fly gliders, the ones I've seen flying seem to have no
trouble greasing on an ASK-21.

Darryl



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Old March 6th 09, 08:56 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
bildan
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On Mar 6, 11:14*am, Darryl Ramm wrote:
On Mar 6, 9:49*am, jcarlyle wrote:

Man - that's terrible! That must be one really difficult plane to
land, or these guys must not have many hours of experience.


-john


Frank Whiteley wrote:
This might make you feel better about a few of your landings.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eamnTyfkUBY


Song is a bit off color.


After a altitude chamber ride at Beale AFB our class went and toured a
hanger and look at a U2 and Global Hawk. The U2 pilot was describing
it's landing qualities, how they are a handful in a crosswind, how you
have to keep flying them once they are on the ground etc. Some of the
power only pilots were trying to think what it would be like. Then
some of the glider pilots spoke up and the U2 pilot agreed with
something like *"oh wow some of you guys are glider pilots, yes it is
like landing a big glider with bad visibility". Some of the U2 pilots
at Beale fly gliders, the ones I've seen flying seem to have no
trouble greasing on an ASK-21.

Darryl


Not unusual transition issues. Maybe this is why the USAFA is high on
flying gliders.

Typical power pilots (well some of them anyway) think there's an FAR
somewhere that makes using the rudder illegal. They also think you
can stop flying the airplane when you feel the wheels touch the runway
- "because then you're a car". Believe it or not, I've heard CFI's
teaching exactly this.
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Old March 6th 09, 09:14 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bob Kuykendall
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On Mar 6, 10:14*am, Darryl Ramm wrote:
...Some of the power only pilots were trying to think
what it would be like...


Of course, the Powers only pilots already know...
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Old March 6th 09, 09:44 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Darryl Ramm
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On Mar 6, 12:14*pm, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
On Mar 6, 10:14*am, Darryl Ramm wrote:

...Some of the power only pilots were trying to think
what it would be like...


Of course, the Powers only pilots already know...


Oh Kuykendall humor. Where is that suicide pin. :-)

Darryl
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Old March 6th 09, 11:25 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Chris Reed[_2_]
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Frank Whiteley wrote:
This might make you feel better about a few of your landings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eamnTyfkUBY

Song is a bit off color.


Even those landings where the rudder was used didn't seem to have much
rudder *to* use, nor did the rudder seem to make a lot of difference to
where the aircraft was pointing.

That plus, apparently, no aileron control after touchdown, plus the fact
that full flap gives about the same float as a no airbrake landing in a
conventional glider, suggests this is rather a handful.

Would the aerodynamicists know whether these characteristics result from
optimisation for high altitude flight?
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Old March 7th 09, 12:06 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Larry Goddard
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Hell, even the chase cars were spinning out of control!!!!!! Check it
out @ 2:17

"chipsoars" wrote in message
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On Mar 6, 12:28 pm, Frank Whiteley wrote:
This might make you feel better about a few of your landings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eamnTyfkUBY

Song is a bit off color.


Did they dig up Buster Keaton for this?

Chip F.



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Old March 7th 09, 12:53 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Craig[_2_]
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On Mar 6, 2:25*pm, Chris Reed wrote:
Frank Whiteley wrote:
This might make you feel better about a few of your landings.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eamnTyfkUBY


Song is a bit off color.


Even those landings where the rudder was used didn't seem to have much
rudder *to* use, nor did the rudder seem to make a lot of difference to
where the aircraft was pointing.

That plus, apparently, no aileron control after touchdown, plus the fact
that full flap gives about the same float as a no airbrake landing in a
conventional glider, suggests this is rather a handful.

Would the aerodynamicists know whether these characteristics result from
optimisation for high altitude flight?


Just Kelly Johnson's idea of a sick joke ;-)

Craig
 




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