REFLECTOR:accident/incidents

[Jim Sower]

<... about 4000 with no brakes ...>
At the risk of flogging a dead horse .... how about, just for the hell of it, shut the
engine down just before flare so you touch down with it stopped.  Let us all know how
far it takes to stop.  Do it with heavy braking and again with no braking at all.
Just for the hell of it ... inquiring minds need to know ... Jim S.

Jack Sheehan wrote:

> Chris,
> The compounds do not seem to lock up but the deceleration is pretty
> good. I have not tried anything like a panic stop. I normally can
> land in about 2000 feet with a steady application of brakes. Takes
> about 4000 with no brakes. I can get off in about 1500. So your 3500
> number is not far off. I think with panic stopping I would need to be
> on about 3000 feet and hope for a nice over-run. I suppose one of
> these days I need to try the panic stop but I hate to break something
> doing the test.
> Jack