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Undertoad · 10-03-2005, 04:43 PM

Is stress on the aircraft itself ever a consideration? I mean just additional routine stress, not going beyond what it's rated to do.

Like, when I back up, I never to kick it into first gear while the vehicle is moving quickly backwards, because that's harder on the clutch. Sure it can do it but why force it to?

busterb · 10-03-2005, 04:57 PM

I remember about 40 years ago, I was shooting touch and goes at lake front airport in NO. I came in high and hot, so added a bunch of flaps. AND forgot to dump them on take off. I was about 50 feet off ground going no where wondering WTF. So I played with the trim tab and things got a little better.Then It dawned on me what was wrong, so I started dumping the flaps and the trim. Then it flew off like a bird.
That might have been the day I decided, this ain't for me.

10-03-2005, 04:57 PM	#2
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	I remember about 40 years ago, I was shooting touch and goes at lake front airport in NO. I came in high and hot, so added a bunch of flaps. AND forgot to dump them on take off. I was about 50 feet off ground going no where wondering WTF. So I played with the trim tab and things got a little better.Then It dawned on me what was wrong, so I started dumping the flaps and the trim. Then it flew off like a bird. That might have been the day I decided, this ain't for me. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

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10-03-2005, 04:43 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Is stress on the aircraft itself ever a consideration? I mean just additional routine stress, not going beyond what it's rated to do. Like, when I back up, I never to kick it into first gear while the vehicle is moving quickly backwards, because that's harder on the clutch. Sure it can do it but why force it to?

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