I guess I am not the only one that noticed how low this guy came in over the threshold. In watching the video it looked like he was going to come up short of the runway. I am not sure if maybe the runway was very short and it was his way of doing a short field landing but, it appeared to me that considering how close the vehicle was to the runway approach, that normally an aircraft would have never struck that vehicle. I have twice came in on final and had deer come out on the runway. Each time I had a steep enough approach and a bit of luck and was able to apply power and avoid a collision and go around. I even once struck a Goose on short final at night and it was only because of luck and a decision to just hold my approach and not panic that allowed me to land safely. It scared me enough that I am lucky I didnt at the very least soil myself or panic as the goose struck the wing root just at the top of the windshield of my Cessna 172. Imagine my efar as I suddenly see a large goose come into view of my wing mounted landing light and I have not yet made the runway. Each of those occasion's occurred when I was flying my Cessna Shyhawk just like the one in that video. Be aware, situational awareness and a bit of luck. Safe flying out there people and maybe we can all learn something from this. Jeff York Georgetown Scott County Airport KR2 2010 National Gathering Peoples Choice, Best Interior 2011 AirFest Best Experimental, Best Instrument. Best Interior
________________________________ From: peter <jordanruths...@aol.com> To: kr...@mylist.net Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 9:31 AM Subject: Re: KR> Fw: Situational awareness I am just amazed at how little damage the Cessna and pilot sustained! The shearing gear decelerated the aircraft so much that it moved only a few feet after touching down. If you ever need to land without any ground roll, look for a vehicle to trim your gear off before you touch down.Peter _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
