[NSRCA-discussion] Crashing on takeoff and landing

[Del K. Rykert]

And you became a better pilot for making the choice to master it.  Congrats Jim.
 
    Del
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: J N Hiller 
  To: NSRCA Mailing List 
  Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 1:26 PM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Crashing on takeoff and landing


  I am late getting on this morning (chores and 3 hr time change).

  Right on: Here is how I learned to manage crosswind takeoff and landing, at least most of the time. In the mid 70's I was a new RC pilot and joined a club that flew from an unused runway (1 of 3) at a full size airport, you guessed it, predominant crosswind. I had built a 1/4 scale Stevens Acro and one windy day I got the downwind wing into the asphalt so quick it bounced back down on the wheels. Some of you will be grinning by now. I decided I wasn't ready for that and hung it up for a while eventually concluding that I had given a downwind snap roll command, the wind didn't cause the accident, I did. I now enjoy flying Cub type airplanes in a crosswind.

  Jim Hiller

   

  -----Original Message-----
  From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Del K. Rykert
  Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 4:56 AM
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  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Crashing on takeoff and landing

   

  Basically two big reasons.  People sometimes have not mastered the transitory part of leaving or arriving in wind and all flying vehicles have a crosswind limit that they can be landed and taking off in. If it is exceeded crashes are often the result. Even the shuttle does and the Concorde had crosswind limits. 

   

      Del

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  From: rjo626 at aol.com 

  To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org 

  Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 6:46 PM

  Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Turbulence

   

       Then why do more people seem to crash on takeoff or landing on windy days?

                       RJO


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