REFLECTOR: Speed Brake T.O. roll; grass strip fod
CanardAv8r_DWT-AGT_TFS- Inc
showme177rg at hotmail.com
Sun Jun 5 21:32:22 CDT 2005
RE: DEPLOYED SPEED BRAKE TAKEOFFS: I'm notta builder & don't pretend to
be........ I have 5 yrs & 500 hrs on a '89 Dan Maher Velocity & can attest
to much l-o-n-g-e-r Takeoff rolls w/the speed brake inadvertantly left
down. I've done it 3-4 times since I've had my bird & the last time was a
beaut - departing EAA conv. @ OSH ! (thought my tent was following -
acting as a drag chute). The TO roll was long & lift off was mushy & anemic
- until I spotted that stinkin glowin' red light - right in front of my face
- announcing that the speed brake was down ! I retracted the speed brake
2/3rds of the way down the runway & climb out returned to normal. That was 3
yrs ago - I haven't tried a deployed speed brake departure since !
RE: GRASS STRIP OPERATIONS: My local EAA chapter meets in the styx, on a
cornfield/soybean field with a grass strip. I fly in 5-6 times a year. I
don't seem to get anymore damage there than I do on paved runways. A lot of
paved runways I frequent have some gravel; ice melt residue; etc. I've
taken (several times) a blower & blowed the taxiway from my hangar to the
main tarmac. That did not make the things noticeably better - I still get a
few itty-bitty chips on the prop (Catto) frequently.
I agree with whoever said here recently a pusher prop makes a great vacuum
cleaner & is gonna find fod for your prop to digest. It happens !
Remember, friends don't let friends fly aluminum airplanes !
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