Good for you Mark, to share the story and for staying calm in the face of a
real "bummer", excuse my pun!
Jim
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Jones"
To: "KR Net"
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 10:18 PM
Subject: KR> Learn from my mistake. (long)
This
This morning I was up at daybreak and could not wait to get to the airport. The
wind was calm and the temp was 36° and the sky was beautiful blue. What a
morning to fly!!! I got to the airport at 6:30 am and pulled the KR out in the
glistening sun. Did my pre-flight, hopped in and prepped for st
Mark;
I did the same thing only with flaps. I sure was relieved when I figured
out the problem.
Joe
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Jones"
To: "KR Net"
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 8:18 PM
Subject: KR> Learn from my mistake. (long)
> This mornin
Mark,
As I was reading, I knew before I got to the answer what you had done,
(or forgot to do). Why, ..because it was so familiar as a check list
item on the Citation that I fly. The speed brakes will only extend at a
particular power setting throttle position. Advance the throttles
beyond t
Mark,
Opps. I see that you do have a power board. Now it's even easier. Rig
the switches to raise the board at high power settings. This would be
easy for you since you are familiar with the aircraft anyway.
Kevin
and I too have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express
Mark,
Like Joe, I made this same mistake with flaps and knew
what was coming in your story. Glad it all worked out
okay.
My flaps situation occured when our airport decided no
"touch-and-goes" after 0700 and I was trying to get
one more in before the time to quit came up.
A point we can all take fr
All of a sudden it hit me like a brick wall. I did not raise my speed
brake after I made the last landing. As I raised the speed brake, the
airspeed quickly reached 100...110...120 and I pulled back on the stick and
she climbed like a homesick angel.
+++
I'm sure that every KRnet reader is glad that you are here telling the story
as a lesson learned. The only point that I will make is that, a lot of
builders are installing belly boards or speed brakes and the motivation is
that they want to slow down. Flaps provide drag, will rotate the nose o
Maybe a micro switch with a big red indicator light wouldn't be a bad thing?
Glad your safe!
Kevin
Right on, climbrate is a function of excess thrust amd the belly borad
does a goog job on reducing this and thus the climb rate.
Jim
On Sun, 1 May 2005 09:09:57 -0400 "Orma"
writes:
> I'm sure that every KRnet reader is glad that you are here telling
> the story
> as a lesson learned. The only
KR Net,
Great story!
Many years ago in Cadet Training we (fledgling plots) were encouraged to tell
our "pucker" tales in hopes of saving another cadet from similar demise. Unlike
in the business world where deficienies are usually buried for political
reasons, these stories are important to he
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