what are you on about there jaba?, you bin smokin' sumfin good? if so I want a pound of it:E Don't mention the Mods to me, there playing Nazi with me elsewhere.:bored:


CW:{

Nope, you were right, civilian towers do it too(or at least used to), but only for military aircraft.

I'm told it's also done here in the USA, but I haven't personally heard it done.

Can Confirm Civi Towers still call "check gear" to the Military aircraft capable of embarrassing themselves this way (Including choppers). Even heard it called to a BBJ and a "Military Challenger". Makes me laugh each and every time. :ok::}

"Check gear"
 

I've had BK tower tell me to check gear after a gear problem on my first command hr in a twin :}

Put the leaver down expecting 3 green on downwind as per usual but got nothing. There was no one else in the circuit so i stretched the circuit a little for a bit more room and tried the leaver again on base and final, but no luck :ugh:. Just as i was about to call a go-around and tell them what was going on, the twr got back to me with the "check gear" or words to that effect.

Got her down with 3 green in the end though :eek:

Nice landing.

I didn't know there were more of these Technams around besides the ones from Basair.

Has anybody ever watched the Basair boys and gals do their last 100 feet or so?? They fly up to the threshold nice and slow, then dive :eek: I was told by an ex-basair Instructor they did this for fun...

Also heard of someone down there with undercarriage expenes that others don't have..............maybe you found them!:hmm:

J

Now that IS funny!

Dr :8

There was no pilot induced oscillation. The guy in the Cherokee just sat there fat, dumb and happy and let it happen. A pretty good effort though! Usually the nose wheel comes off after about the forth or fifth bounce. He (she ?) had seven bounces before the nose wheel departed the airframe. In other words the pilot had six, yep that's right, six oppotunities to get it sorted. It would appear that at no point was any attempt made to rectify the situation. At no point was there any attempt, or even a hint of it ,to hold any sort of attitude. It would've been as simple as that. He/she was evidentally just along for the ride. Unfortunately we see this sort of thing happening far to often. Makes you wonder what they've been taught.

Sorry Mr. Budgie, he did try and fix it, that's the problem, he tried to fix it the wrong way by flailing around with the controls instead of holding a constant attitude.

When you get "behind" the aircraft (ie, responding in phase with the aircraft) then each successive bounce is worse than the one before it until either the wheel comes off or you finally run out of energy.

If you watch the video closely, you can see how the pilot was caught by surprise, pushed the column forward and wheel barrow'ed it, then each bounce gets progressively worse until the nose collapsed on his final mighty leap.

I'd be happy to demonstrate if anyone has a free C172 they don't really need to use again.:p

Just before the front gave way, it sounds like he adds full throttle and back to idle straight away. Another indication he had no idea how to get out of it... He needed to commit to a decision, but didn't :O

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGndTM-w_68

Dr. - you haven't taken the FDK over to the states recently? :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr1fdyD0YWA

Biggles... SHHHH

sheeez Dr the pilot even looks like you:E That's no way to treat a lady Bo is it Dr? All knocked up like that, would get 20 yrs down under for doing such a thing:ok:


CW

Biggles, Pyro, Wally - Ha ha! Ya really funny!

Kick a bloke in the kahulligoolies when he's down and hurtin why don't ya.

You'll all keep!

Stuff is arriving back in TL from all round the world as I type this.

• TSO146 G430 on its way back from the US - so I can go anywhere I friggin like
• Landing gear motor overhauled
• Shimmy damper replaced
• Nose gear retract rod ends replaced
• Engine baffle seals replaced
• Flap flexi shafts replaced
• Flap gearbox and motor overhauled
• Flap actuator overhauled
• Fuel boost pump overhauled
• Tail feathers had their chemo and reconstructive surgery
• Fancy new door struts
• Sexy new seat covers!

AND ....... wait for it ............. PCAS !!!!!!!!!!!

The FTDK will once again terrorise the airways with inflight Ppruining and triple-GPS trans-continental cross-countries in the flight levels.

Dr :8

PS: So Pyro (ya smarty!) - I guess you'll be walking to the next big Ppruiners fly-in, huh?

PPS: Hey! What the f*ck! That's my long lost twin brudda? We got separated at the orphanage!

I thought so too!:p

Check Gear
 

To McDonal. I just wonder if you will laugh if ever you "embarrass" yourself by landing with the gear up and will you still think it is not a worthwhile call to get from the tower, if one is there? It is not only military pilots who are guilty of occasionally making the mistake of forgetting to lower the gear.

Geeez Ya hard on equipment Doc..........or are ya gunna blame me!:E

J:ok:

Forkie, I swear i didn't mean ANYTHING by what i said.
I can't walk that far you know that?! :p:cool:

Pyro