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Jeff Arnold - Jun 17,2004
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A guy, Bob, working at our house asked for an airplane ride. Didn't take much arm twisting. Ten minutes for a preflight and we were doning our SOSpenders. OliverII springs to life. A minute for engine warm up. Clear the Bildge. Instrument check. Run up / mag check. Everything is go and we taxi down the ramp to the water. A boat cruising past stops to watch the take off. GIFT check and we are ready to go. We take off out of Dublin Hollow and make a right turn to head up the lake at a whopping altitude of 1855 MSL (10 ALL - Above Lake Level).<br /><br />Bob, have you ever flown under power lines? Look up and see. We meander up the lake, waving at many boaters and jet skiiers who are quite accustomed to OlverII by now. One jet skiier tries to race us. He didn't have a chance. We wave as we pass him by.<br /><br />A couple of miles up the lake I climb to 150 ft ALL to take some pictures of a friends house.<br /><br />Now, I decide to pop over to PSK airport to practice some land landings which I haven't done in some time. Runway is 6200 ft by 150 ft. Quite adaquate. First landing is good. I stop and do a quick 360 to show bob that I only used about 400 feet of runway and then we are off. <br /><br />Second landing is incredible and the motovation for writing this experience. Without a doubt the best landing I have ever done in the Searey. All three wheels touched down at the same time and as soft as a pat on a baby. Third landing was relatively good with a slight bounce.<br /><br />I've had my private license since 1978 and have over 1200 hours. Before the Searey, all my time was in tricycle gear planes. In the previous two planes I owned, a Grumman Yankee and a Cherokee Six, 90 to 95 percent of my landings were near perfect.<br /><br />The Searey is a different story. Now, 80 to 90 percent of my laindings involve some kind of bounce. Often small, but usually present. I should qualify that by saying this is Land landings. On water, I'm probably in the 60 to 70 percent smooth landings. I think this is partially because water is softer and partially because I get much more practice on water than land.<br /><br />After 3 landings at PSK, did a south bound departue from the pattern for the short 5 minute flight back to Dublin Hollow. A circle around at 500 ft ALL to check for traffic and set up my normal pattern. Downwind along the tree line. Base over the 3 story garage and cross the shore line at a dip in the tree line and flare for a smooth landing in front of the house. Of course that was too fun to stop, so I had to do 4 more circuits.<br /><br />Sure was a great day! Shame it is now dark and raining......
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Charlie Huskey - Jun 17,2004
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NOW JEFF, that great day is why I worked my butt off today, so I can have some of those days. HEHEHHE
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Robert Lee - Jun 18,2004
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Jeff,<br /><br />That does sound like a great day. Enjoyed reading about it.
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Mark Alan MacKinnon - Jun 18,2004
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Are three-point landings the norm for Seareys? Are there any times when two-point wheel landings are preferred? I also usually get a bouncy landing and am trying to iron them out.
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Jeff Arnold - Jun 18,2004
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Charlie, I enjoy reading your building experience and look forward to your flying adventures soon. Might just have to drop down one day and try out your 750 ft. field.<br /><br />Mark, I wish 3 pointers were the norm, but not for me. I end up with wheel landings most of the time. When the main wheels touch first, if you have any downward momentum, the tail is then forced down which increases the angle of attack and lift and up you go. Another apporach is to hold it off the ground as long as you can. Then the tail wheel contacts first and the mains drop. These end up being solid landings, but no bounce. I'm going to be working on my 3 pointers. Good Luck
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Mark Alan MacKinnon - Jun 18,2004
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Thanks Jeff. I got my tailwheel training in a Cessna 120 with no flaps. Couple that with the lanky gear it had and you can imagine the difference between that and a Searey. With the Searey's engine behind the CG, I think there is more tendency for the tail to drop during a wheel landing than a Cessna 120, as you say, so it may require more effort to shove the stick forward to 'stick' the two wheels down and avoid porpoising.
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Charlie Huskey - Jun 18,2004
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Any time Jeff, give me a shout and I`ll send you the lat long. Have long low approaches to the 750 feet
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