Rough landing in ABQ
01-29-2011 | 01:00 PM
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From: 777 F/O
KABQ/Kirtland AFB is one of the most popular stopping points for east bound and west bound flights for Hornets. There is a hard landing code that will pop if certain criteria are met. It happens, but it certainly isn't a regular occurrence. I've never heard of 'bent' landing gear. though there is a feature of the landing gear called the 'Planning Link' that does bend or break sometimes and can cause loss of directional control on landing. There is a good YouTube video of an instance up in Canada where the pilot took a trap, but the initial swerve after engaging the wire led him to believe that he had lost it and he ended up ejecting before the aircraft came to a stop.
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01-29-2011 | 01:05 PM
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Thanks! I was looking for the max FPM figure, comparing (as you did) ashore vs blue water. As far as the carrier GS, I found this from avitop.com:
The standard glidepath on the ship is 3.5 degrees. We sometimes increase the glidepath to 3.75 or 4.0 degrees in conditions of high wind so that the "perceived glidepath" remains relatively constant.
The standard glidepath on the ship is 3.5 degrees. We sometimes increase the glidepath to 3.75 or 4.0 degrees in conditions of high wind so that the "perceived glidepath" remains relatively constant.
When the wind over deck increased above around 28 kts(??) we would go to a 3.75 GS. I remember one time in the the Med we went to a 4.0 because we had 40 kts down the angle!
01-29-2011 | 03:21 PM
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From: FAA 'Flight Check'
I KNEW there would be a good reason for keeping that MSP booklet!901/902 were LMG/RMG Planning Link Prox Sw failures.
The Hard Landing codes were 903 (Level 1) and 904 (Level 2).
Thanks for giving me an excuse to dig that stuff up
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01-30-2011 | 04:39 AM
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Never saw it myself, but I heard an FRS IP talk about recovering in so much wind the boat was actually backing down. Said he initially thought he was coming into the break from the wrong direction because the wake was in front of the bow.
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