REFLECTOR: Speed Brake T.O. roll; grass strip fod

[Ron Brown]

One of the Velocity folks is based on a grass field in Oklahoma - reports 
that his Catto is holding up fine.


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From: "CanardAv8r_DWT-AGT_TFS- Inc" <showme177rg at hotmail.com>
To: <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 10:32 PM
Subject: REFLECTOR: Speed Brake T.O. roll; grass strip fod


> 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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