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Re: Europa-List: Monowheel, gear warning or just GUMP?

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Monowheel, gear warning or just GUMP?
From: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 00:56:32

Tony
there are a couple of very experienced RAF trained pilots who have 
managed to "wheels up" a mono. I suspect through doing a severe sideslip 
and forgetting what was going on?
You're right thought, the view over the nose at landing speed with flaps 
up should tell anyone something isn't right
Graham

> However, you
>would never slow down a mono enough to land without the gear / flaps down,
>and to get the gear down you must reduce to low RPM and pitch up - you get
>the picture ? to get to anywhere near landing speed (assuming you don't
>sideslip for 1000ft) you must have everything hanging out, 
>Tony.
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