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About me: 62 years old. Flying for 7 years. Own a Airborne 912 XT with Streak 3 wing. Made a perfect engine out landing in a field with no damage while flying a 582 engine that seized in flight. Have a nice video system of...
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- ...1. Always check out the landing area before it is too late to make alternate landing plans. This should be done e...udgement call requires many, many engine out practice landings at all different speed...ntroversial opinion). Luckily the engine was off. Crashes are always wo...
- ...a lot of videos of cross wind landing. I think a lot of pilots approaching to landing with a small speed - cruisin...peed. A lot of them flew with engine on to a small speed (cca 70-80.../h. But really I usually done landing on grass...
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- With no GA traffic on Sunday evening, I had to practice a few engine off landings. In this case I cut power on down wind for several landings. I am a big believer in the importance of practicing engine off landings quite often.
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- .... I looked back and check the engine and prop but I didnt see noti...I saw it. Then we did normal landing and taxiing and we were look...ube is broken. All my darling engine and back seat and my overal a...ot be crankshaft, because the engine is not be able repaired. ...an...
- ...and a multitude of other details (install bush acceptable front suspension, prop pitch, locktite all engine bolts, beef up rear landing gear for real flying). Loved the little kawasaki engine. Just wish it had a gear box n...
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- If you guys haven't read this guy's stuff, you're missing out on great engine info. Blogger Mike Busch writes piston engines should be overhauled only when needed, but in order to do that, pilots need...
- Flyabout tells the autobiographical story of Monika Petrillo's journey piloting a small single-engine...
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- ...ew circuits, we then proceeded south and Jagsy conducted two simulated engine failures into paddocks, follo...rt runway. After departing, we flew back to Yarrawonga for a very nice landing.
- t's what you call real plane spotting! Enthusiasts...ary aircraft loses track Crowd watching 1000 final landing of military aircraft in Balle...A crowd of about 1,000 gathered to watch the final landing of a military plane that was...
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- ...low time pilot, I'd certainly learn from some tips and tricks on landings from you seasoned pros...example, I've learned that the flare is significantly less on an engine on landing vs. a idle or deadstick...
- Hi all, I got a question for all of you. As ULtrikepilot mentioned about the HKS engines being discontinued. I am thi.... I have few questions. In an engine overhaul, typically what part...e only 80 hours total on this engine so it has about another 920 h...would think with all the HKS engines...
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- ...tip of the Week: Forced Landing Checklist Question: "I had an engine failure on downwind and a forced landing in a plowed corn field. I sp...ast 500 feet concentrating on landing the airplane but did not bloc...seless to try and restart the engine?" The rest of the art...
- ...taking off was no problem, but landing was scary. It wa...in row that I started to enjoy landings. It was much later, tw...f pilots who are more scared of landing than taking off. I tell...more risky. Have an engine out on landing, who cares, but having one sh...
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- Trike Pilot: Tower, Experimental Trike 16Alpha, request priority landing due to my engine running rough. Tower: Trike 16 Alpha you will be number two, behind a B-52 that has one engine shut down. Trike Pilot: “Ah, the dreaded seven-engine approach.”
- ...few touch and gos, on two of the landings we felt a significant shimm...it low on air and also the second landing was done probably a bit faste...I think due to a four stroke engine, maybe the rear part of t...d tire, coupled with a cross wind landing and all of the above could ha...
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- ...t fly the Tanarg and the Commander and keep the SeaWing too! The engine is strong and trouble-free wi...rutted and has less than 50 hours. Cruises at 43 mph and takeoff/landing is under 30mph. Will co...
- ...s click the link) N Numbered Airborne Trike with 337 hours on engine & trike & very very low hours on new Wizard 2 wing. Great short field take off & landing machine. Engine decarb, top rebuilt & Bran...
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- Presenter: Prof. H. Paul Shuch Prof. H. Paul Shuch operates a flight school using an Evektor Spor...port aircraft repairman. He will discuss; six common Rotax engine myths and how to operate your engine...
- All pilots and aviation enthusiasts are invited to the Watts Bridge Airfield Open...day event with on-field catering and coffee available. Entry is free with no landing fees. Aviation fuel is availa...
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- There we had all there: nice weather, nice XC flight, landing at "new airport" for me and adrenaline too. My friends engine stopped and he had an emergency landing at field.
- When the engine fails fly the aircraft and keep looking for a landing spot while troubleshooting. I think the pilot did a good job throughout.
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503 rotax pukes- Engine Out over 2 years ago now
Pistons seized (even 503s die some-time!) the ground was frozen ( 20deg ), and bumpy! my 12 meter wing didn't like slowing down. this happened on 1st january 2011, hell of a way to start the new year! it gets worse! in april my wallet and id was stolen! in july i had my shoulder re-manufactured...Tags: 503, Engine Out, Engine Out landing
- this was 2006, Crankshaft seized (hirth 65hp) i was cruising along, fat dumb and happy,30ft up when the deafening sound of silence occured, my crank had seized. 5secs later i stalled into the brush and the front wheel hit the stump that had patiently waited years and years for me to hit it. over...
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