REFLECTOR: main gear legs

[John Dibble]

I rarely use much rudder in crosswind landings.  Just a little to get one main gear
lower, so it touches first.  When it touches, the plane immediately turns parallel to
the runway.  Of course, if you are still learning and subject to hard landings, this
technique may not be such a good idea.

John

Pat Shea wrote:

> Hi Jeff,
>
> Also a good case for a higher landing speed - whatever
> it takes to prevent from touching down with the brakes
> engaged...
>
> Pat
>
> --- Jeffrey C Barnes <jcbarnes411 at sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Alex,
> >
> >     Back a few years, Jean Prudhomme was flying show
> > box at Sun-n-Fun on day with 90degree x-wind gusting
> > to 27kt. Applying max rudder on touchdown also
> > engaged brake. This caused gear leg to flex and
> > cracked the carbon wraps, loud enough to get pilot's
> > immediate attention. Carbon had to be sanded off and
> > leg re-wrapped. There was no damage to underlying
> > fiberglass.
> >
> >     There was another report on an early model
> > velocity of an  non-carbon wrapped gear leg bending
> > back and hitting fuselage on landing: same situation
> > - brake engaged on landing. There was no apparent
> > damage.
> >
> >     Good case for toe brakes, VGs, TE fences, lower
> > winglets and longer rudders.
> >
> >   Regards,
> >
> >   Jeff Barnes
>
>
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