On 8/23/2023 10:17 AM, Randall Smith via KRnet wrote:
out of 10 people that land on their mains seven of them have hit their
prop at least once.
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My guess is that these same 10 people do not take off in a three point
attitude but bring the tail up and roll on the mains before life off.
Why are they only hitting their prop on landing. 211LF has at least 8
inches of prop ground clearance in the level attitude with only the
mains on the ground and that's with a 60 inch prop. I can't imagine how
hard I'd have to land to spring the gear enough to hit the prop. Wheel
landings are not the causes of prop strikes in a properly built and
properly flown airplane, of any type. Have you ever seen a DC3 make a
three point landing, even on a short back country strip? Marty Roberts
had a 60 inch prop on his KR with the 24 inch Diehl gear and never hit
his prop. Wheel landings are quite acceptable and safe. IMHO.............
Larry Flesner
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