Re: Wheels
Posted: 2014/08/19 09:08:29 UTC
... "Hopefully you're not describing the setup in which you broke your wrist (but you probably are)."
Yes indeed poor judgement (and some bad luck) has put me out for the rest of the flying season.
My cast comes off in a few hours and I can't begin to tell you how much I'm looking forward to not having this smelly, grubby, itchy thing as a permanent fixture.
The landing options weren't good with the wind at 45% and I opted for more or less the same technique as you describe Tad.
I came in fast over T/O by the parked gliders flying down the runway as far from the rapeseed as I could. Finally, and turning into wind slightly, the ground speed seemed slow enough for a fairly easy run-out landing.
Almost at the point of touchdown (or I might have already had some ground contact) the nose and left wing popped up, I gained a few feet and turned 90% to the runway. I can't remember much else but I must have been shifting for all I was worth as I went through the left upright (and damaged the right one a bit).
With hindsight my best option would have been a flared landing on top of the wheat, into wind and well away from the rapeseed.
Steve, I think a belly landing into the wheat would risk a nose in with even just a little ground speed so yes, you're dead as well.
They say most accidents happen close to home and this is a classic example of the delusion of safety due to familiarity. Had this been an out-landing I wouldn't have picked this landing site in 100 years!
Yes indeed poor judgement (and some bad luck) has put me out for the rest of the flying season.
My cast comes off in a few hours and I can't begin to tell you how much I'm looking forward to not having this smelly, grubby, itchy thing as a permanent fixture.
The landing options weren't good with the wind at 45% and I opted for more or less the same technique as you describe Tad.
I came in fast over T/O by the parked gliders flying down the runway as far from the rapeseed as I could. Finally, and turning into wind slightly, the ground speed seemed slow enough for a fairly easy run-out landing.
Almost at the point of touchdown (or I might have already had some ground contact) the nose and left wing popped up, I gained a few feet and turned 90% to the runway. I can't remember much else but I must have been shifting for all I was worth as I went through the left upright (and damaged the right one a bit).
With hindsight my best option would have been a flared landing on top of the wheat, into wind and well away from the rapeseed.
Steve, I think a belly landing into the wheat would risk a nose in with even just a little ground speed so yes, you're dead as well.
They say most accidents happen close to home and this is a classic example of the delusion of safety due to familiarity. Had this been an out-landing I wouldn't have picked this landing site in 100 years!
