Snake45 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 If you absolutely HAVE to land a classic Piper twin gear-up, I doubt you could do any better than this guy. I don't think I could ride my bicycle down the runway centerline any straighter than he held it. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Small-Airplane-Landing-Gear-Problems-St-Marys-County-Regional-Airport-458899813.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xingu Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 That was about 30 miles from me. Very minimal damage to the plane and the guy gets out, stuffs his hands in his pockets and walks away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 That was about 30 miles from me. Very minimal damage to the plane and the guy gets out, stuffs his hands in his pockets and walks away.Been thinking, he must have been a local. He flew around for more than an hour burning off gas. If that weren't his home base, he could have possibly made it home to crash. Or, if not home, he should have been able to get to Hagerstown, where there's a first-class A&P shop, which would be a good place to prang, if you have to. I'd lay an even-money bet that St. Mary's is his homedrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 "Any crash you can walk away from is a good crash." Launchpad McQuack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 That was about 30 miles from me. Very minimal damage to the plane and the guy gets out, stuffs his hands in his pockets and walks away. Friend of mine on another board--might be a neighbor of yours--says the airplane is in fact based at that field. Another friend commented that he has his hands in his pockets to help support the weight of big brass ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 You can tell by his approach he is not rattled at all and knows what he's doing. Difficult to set down a small craft that gently with the wheels down, notice how he killed the engines right away to save them and the props. Then he walks away like that's the way he always come in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Alternate title: "one more reason to stay on the ground"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTalmage Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Nailed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 Alternate title: "one more reason to stay on the ground"...Or: Takeoffs are optional. Landings are mandatory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Actually I believe he put his hands in his pockets to shake everything down his pants legs - at least that is what I would have been doing. Definitely a proficient pilot, another Capt Scully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Very competent pilot. It takes some real calm to remember to shut down the engines in a situation like that. Gear-up landings in private planes aren't all that uncommon, especially in Beechcraft Bonanzas where the gear and flap levers were reversed somewhere during production (I've forgotten when). Anyway, some people I used to work with made a ton of money buying insurance-writeoff Bonanzas that had bellied in and rebuilding them. Lotsa times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy rich Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 (edited) I'm no pilot and don't fly unless absolutely necessary but I'm impressed, he didn't even look to shock up I'd have had a panic attack!? Edited November 23, 2017 by cowboy rich Fat fingers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Must be malware attached to that article. My malware program won't let it open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 Must be malware attached to that article. My malware program won't let it open.Sounds like an incompatibility with your particular program. I've posted this on five different boards and no one else has complained about malware, or even said that they couldn't see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Timmy Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I will fly with that guy anytime ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Yo Sully,eat your heart out.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired chopper pilot Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 On 22/11/2017 at 4:22 PM, espo said: You can tell by his approach he is not rattled at all and knows what he's doing. Difficult to set down a small craft that gently with the wheels down, notice how he killed the engines right away to save them and the props. Then he walks away like that's the way he always come in. I noticed that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 WOW. LIKE A BOSS! The timing was impeccable. The props stopped, and a second later he's on the ground. Very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) What he did just before landing where you can see the nose tilt up is called a "flare". We learn to do this piloting gliders. For good pilots, especially those who got their first training in non-powered aircraft, this is second-nature. I must say however, that was one of the most perfect final and flares I've seen. Edited November 28, 2017 by Draggon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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