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Cleared for Takeoff
(Actually, there was at least one other gear up on this aircraft that was not well documented but actually quite well repaired. Likely that part was a lot newer, but the logs won't prove it.)
Something to think about ...
Incorrect focus of attention and the need for abnormally slow airspeed to stop prop windmilling.What is the mechanism by which killing the engine kills pilots once the runway is made? Is it generally landing short or the lack of the ability to go around?
What is the mechanism by which killing the engine kills pilots once the runway is made? Is it generally landing short or the lack of the ability to go around?
It's funny how that works...one one of my first long x-c I landed in Podunk OK on a weather divert. Ended up walking to town and out to the airport the next morning. I was happy to be out of the weather but decided future diverts would be class D or better.
Well when a mag went bad I tried to make it to a D and ended up in Podunk TX....and the A&P came out and fixed it on a Saturday. Even loaned his car so I could get lunch....ya just never know...
What is the mechanism by which killing the engine kills pilots once the runway is made? Is it generally landing short or the lack of the ability to go around?
(Actually, there was at least one other gear up on this aircraft that was not well documented but actually quite well repaired. Likely that part was a lot newer, but the logs won't prove it.)
I know in theory how to stop a prop, AND have done so in a 172 before (not in a 5C1 plane), but I couldn't get the prop stopped in the Cardinal without going to a corner I didn't want to put myself in. Best to accept that a prop may be damaged and make sure you maintain control.This is in no way a criticism. You did a fantastic job getting her down and safely stopped with only some bent metal. Given a 7000 foot runway, would anyone have considered purposely shutting down the engine and goosing the prop horizontal and doing a dead stick landing? I've done a ton of power-off 180s prepping for the commercial and I think I would given a nice long runway. I know some would say the insurance company owns the airplane as soon as something goes awry so why risk it, but given optimum circumstances, how many would attempt to minimize the payout?
...were cleared to land on RWY 39 at Andrews!
...they did finally get the nose gear down and were cleared to land on RWY 39 at Andrews!
Yep... one of the great howlers on a series I otherwise thought was well-researched. Probably shows how much I know about the inner workings of the guv't... makes one wonder what else they got so badly wrong.Heck, it can even happen to Air Force One.
Well, almost and only then on The West Wing*.
Spoiler alert...
...they did finally get the nose gear down and were cleared to land on RWY 39 at Andrews!
*Karen and I missed it the first time around and are now binge-watching it on Netflix. Quite engrossing.