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09-24-2010, 04:05 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Sao Paulo, Brasil
Posts: 72
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Originally Posted by kentb
Accidents do happen, but I think that most of the problem that have been experienced are do to not understanding how to land the plane.
I would suggest that the money could be better spent with a good flight instructor.
Not trying to be negative about this effort, but if you redesign the aircraft to be tolerant of poor landing skills, it won't fly the same.
I do enjoy the way my 9A flies.
Kent
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I'd easily sacrifise 5 knots of speed against a reliable nosegear I can trust on.For me, even the main gear when exposed without fairings, looks very fragile, like a spyder or moskito... In todays spacecraft era, there has to be a resistant and light material to fix this "child desease"of the A models.Vans schould adapt the 10's system to the right proportion of his younger brothers, and that's it.
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09-24-2010, 04:14 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: San Mateo, CA
Posts: 1,419
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Originally Posted by bignose
Every RV A Pilot should train this "ad - infinitia", until he is able to land like this with his eyes closed !!!
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I do _all_ my landings with my eyes closed. It is too scary to look. 
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09-24-2010, 04:49 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Canby, Oregon
Posts: 1,786
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To each his own.
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Originally Posted by bignose
I'd easily sacrifise 5 knots of speed against a reliable nosegear I can trust on.
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I am not willing to give up the speed. This is not my first aircraft. I moved up to this one to gain as much performance as I could afford.
I will take the small increase in risk.
Everyone gets to make his/her choice as to the trade offs.
Kent
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Kent Byerley
RV9A N94KJ - IO320, CS, tipup
AFS 3500, TT AP, FLYING....
Canby, Or
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09-24-2010, 07:29 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Big Sandy, WY
Posts: 2,567
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I do _all_ my landings with my eyes closed. It is too scary to look.
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Right on Kev, that's the way I was taught too! Every pilot should strive to be a "left seat spectator". I mean, why participate in a hazardous activity when you don't have to, right?
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