On 17/03/2013, at 7:55 PM, gstev...@bigpond.com wrote: > Of course, for relative newcomers to the sport, what Byars & Holbrook, were > really warning about, was avoiding running into unexpected obstacles, on the > ground run.
An argument for fully held off minimum energy landings and serviceable wheel brakes: > Here are some possibilities that I have heard about, that might spoil your > day. ASC had a photo of an Arrow suspended above a drainage ditch by its wingtips. The story I heard (apocryphal, but it sounds good around the bar) was that the pilot lined-up on the ditch thinking it was a vehicle track, and only realized it had depth when it was too late. - mark
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