On Thu, 2002-10-10 at 11:54, David Megginson wrote: > Curtis L. Olson writes: > > > > Don't say that. You know what'll happen _now_ when you next fly ... > > > Also, although I've said it before, don't forget to practice a bit, > > > before flying to an airshow or other event with _many_ spectators ! > > > > Would you like to buy a pair of slightly used C172 wing tip scuff > > guards? Protects the paint and the red/green lights, guaranteed not > > to break off before the wing. Now available in a trendy neon color > > assortment. > > Fortunately, I've never seen a landing where the wingtips even came > close to touching the ground -- the excursions are usually pitch or > yaw rather than roll. The danger to wingtips is hangar rash > (i.e. fender benders) from other aircraft taxiing around the parking > area. > > In real life, it's also much harder to do a tail strike than it is > with the JSBSim 172 -- it's quite safe to pull all the way back on the > yoke to keep the weight off the nosewheel.
Hmm, downwash (or, more precisely, the lack thereof) > > All the best, > > > David > > -- > David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel -- Tony Peden [EMAIL PROTECTED] We all know Linux is great ... it does infinite loops in 5 seconds. -- attributed to Linus Torvalds _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
