Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcsvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!jc From: jc@sdcsvax.UUCP (John Cornelius) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: Flap Flap (or High and Fast vs Low and Slow) Message-ID: <708@sdcsvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 1-Mar-85 11:46:17 EST Article-I.D.: sdcsvax.708 Posted: Fri Mar 1 11:46:17 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 4-Mar-85 06:47:32 EST References: <235@tekred.UUCP> Reply-To: jc@sdcsvax.UUCP (John Cornelius) Organization: EECS Dept. U.C. San Diego Lines: 21 Summary: Sounds to me as though everyone has said everything already. The major reasons given for doing high performance landings on steel runways of infinite length on calm days are 1) It's just for practice to keep my skills sharp 2) What if I have to really come into a strip of length 1400' with 50' trees on either end? I should know how! 3) I can save up to .2 hours on the Hobbs meter in this rental 182 which translates into $10.00 if I can only make the first turnout. 4) It's fun. From time to time I will advance any of these reasons but the one that's most embarrasing is when there's another pilot in the plane and you're going to show him how you can make the first turnout. This will be the only time in your life that you will blow a tire on the runway. Naturally there are a dozen or so King Aire's in the approach system at the time so they will all have to make missed approaches until you get your C-172 off the active runway. John Cornelius Western Scientific