---------------------------------------------------------- Commander-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 03/12/12: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:07 AM - Re: Re: Greasers. (BobsV35B@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:07:07 AM PST US From: BobsV35B@aol.com Subject: Re: Commander-List: Re: Greasers. Good Morning Tylor, Maybe they were just doing what their boss told them to do? Aerodynamic braking is a very potent force often encouraged by the operator to save wear and tear on the brakes. The ability of the pilot to hold the nose in the air is dependent on elevator authority. As a general rule, the closer the CG is to the rear limit, the stronger the elevator authority. The outfit I once worked for encouraged us to take advantage of aerodynamic braking whenever practical, but to be careful that we lowered the nose wheel to the ground while we still had control rather than just letting it drop when the elevator lost it's punch. As always, technique is the key to success. Been a very long time since I last flew an Aero Commander, but the memories are pleasant. Happy Skies, Old Bob AKA Bob Siegfried Downers Grove, Illinois In a message dated 3/11/2012 9:30:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time, tylorhall@mac.com writes: --> Commander-List message posted by: Tylor Hall When I lived in Kansas City, I would watch the A/C from Central Air land back at Downtown airport on the mains and hold the nose wheel off for over 500' down the runway until it had to come down. They seem to do it to show off a little. Two or three aircraft would land and each was trying to keep the nose wheel off longer that the one before him. These were 500B's and these were flown 5-6 days a week hauling boxes all over the midwest. Tylor Hall On Mar 11, 2012, at 6:27 PM, cybersuperstore wrote: > --> Commander-List message posted by: "cybersuperstore" > > Depending on one's style, one can hold the flare until a high deck angle is > achieved making the touch-down speed real low, thus saving on tires and > brakes. A few inches above the runway is about the only place where one > would want to be in this configuration. > After a bit of practice it is possible to transition into this configuration > in one fluid motion, land on the numbers, hold the nose off the ground for a > while and roll to the first exit without applying brakes. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message commander-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Commander-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/commander-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/commander-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.