tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post7437413330891638559..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: Crosswind flying and landing.Murphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-24298282063661243362013-12-10T18:14:21.834-06:002013-12-10T18:14:21.834-06:00"Red over Red". Unless you're tryin..."Red over Red". Unless you're trying to set a Sabreliner down on a really really short tropical strip and then it's "Red over Red, hit the nail on the head".Home on the Rangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836315423040719919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-74302773965038121502013-12-09T18:00:38.352-06:002013-12-09T18:00:38.352-06:00@ Juvat: LOL. I made my "short field landing&...@ Juvat: LOL. I made my "short field landing" kind of like that during my first FAA check ride.<br /><br />It's never good when you impact the runway hard enough to knock your check pilot's headset off.<br /><br />When I re-tested a week later, it was much better and I actually got signed off.<br /><br />I'm still jealous over your F-4 flying, though.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-62776855171271618012013-12-09T12:55:21.426-06:002013-12-09T12:55:21.426-06:00Whaaatttt? Just put your velocity vector on the to...Whaaatttt? Just put your velocity vector on the touchdown point and drive it on to the runway. After the wheels impact the runway, pull the power back if desired and deploy the drag chute. Well, that's how my USN instructor taught me how to land the F-4. Scared the livin' hell out of my USAF instructor on the next ride though!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-7874650870551542262013-12-08T18:13:03.829-06:002013-12-08T18:13:03.829-06:00Nice precis... and red/red = you're deadNice precis... and red/red = you're deadOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com