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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 12:17:52 -0500
From: Jeff Cook <jcook@his.com>
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timf wrote:
> possibly new engines. Wouldn't you stop the engines before letting
> your props dig into the ground and also (possibly) wrecking your
> engine?  The runway is LONG, so you would have plenty of time to stop


This just sounds like overthinking to me. Why throw away your ability to
go around, or smooth a bad bounce? If you're saying you would wait until
your mains are planted before killing the engine, wouldn't that make you
more unstable, including being more susceptible to a crosswind? On the
other hand, how long does it take to stop the prop? I've never killed
the engine with the key, just the mixture.

-- 
Jeff Cook
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Washington DC area
