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<\/h3>\nWalt and I had been doing some maintenance on the Outlaw 172 and wandered out of the hangar to see the new-looking 182 on final. \u00a0The poor schmuck\u2026 his only audience happened to be two flight instructors!<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nHe was carrying power, even though he was too high.\u00a0 But we\u2019re used to seeing that.\u00a0 After all, that\u2019s how Acme trains.\u00a0 As he approached short final, we called to THAT unhearing pilot, \u201cGo around, go around!\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nHe added more power, because that\u2019s how he\u2019d been trained.\u00a0He kept on coming, eventually disappearing behind the trees and we could hear his tires \u201cchirping\u201d as they touched the ground, way the hell down the runway.\u00a0 Then we heard them \u201cchirp\u201d some more as he applied brake and they skidded a bit.\u00a0 He got it stopped, then taxied back which took forever.\u00a0 Evidently, Acme also taught him to taxi as fast as a person can walk.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nI guess all\u2019s well that ends well and this time it ended well, although he didn\u2019t go off the end of the runway, which we kind of expected him to do, which was why we were walking briskly that way in order to see the wreck.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nWhen you were learning to fly, didn\u2019t your instructor tell you to never be embarrassed to go around?\u00a0 Think about the two possible outcomes of a too-high approach.\u00a0 One is to go off the end of the runway, bend the airplane and maybe yourself.\u00a0 The other is to execute a go around.\u00a0 Anyone watching, who witnesses that go around should be shot if they criticize such an action.\u00a0 Think about the difference in the result.\u00a0 A little extra expense in terms of fuel for the go-around as opposed to repair and possibly hospital bills for the continuation.\u00a0 I think I\u2019d take the fuel increase.\u00a0 It sure isn\u2019t much!<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nC\u2019mon, this is the easiest decision you\u2019ll ever have to make:\u00a0 Do the best, most accurate approach you can, but if you end up high, GO AROUND!\u00a0 And make that decision when you are on final and well before you even touch the ground.\u00a0PLEASE!\u00a0 I will thank you, your pals will thank you and maybe your passengers, if any, will thank you.\u00a0 The consequences of running off the end of the runway are just too great.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nHappy Swooping!<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nBrian Lansburgh<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/h3>\nHe was carrying power, even though he was too high.\u00a0 But we\u2019re used to seeing that.\u00a0 After all, that\u2019s how Acme trains.\u00a0 As he approached short final, we called to THAT unhearing pilot, \u201cGo around, go around!\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nHe added more power, because that\u2019s how he\u2019d been trained.\u00a0He kept on coming, eventually disappearing behind the trees and we could hear his tires \u201cchirping\u201d as they touched the ground, way the hell down the runway.\u00a0 Then we heard them \u201cchirp\u201d some more as he applied brake and they skidded a bit.\u00a0 He got it stopped, then taxied back which took forever.\u00a0 Evidently, Acme also taught him to taxi as fast as a person can walk.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nI guess all\u2019s well that ends well and this time it ended well, although he didn\u2019t go off the end of the runway, which we kind of expected him to do, which was why we were walking briskly that way in order to see the wreck.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nWhen you were learning to fly, didn\u2019t your instructor tell you to never be embarrassed to go around?\u00a0 Think about the two possible outcomes of a too-high approach.\u00a0 One is to go off the end of the runway, bend the airplane and maybe yourself.\u00a0 The other is to execute a go around.\u00a0 Anyone watching, who witnesses that go around should be shot if they criticize such an action.\u00a0 Think about the difference in the result.\u00a0 A little extra expense in terms of fuel for the go-around as opposed to repair and possibly hospital bills for the continuation.\u00a0 I think I\u2019d take the fuel increase.\u00a0 It sure isn\u2019t much!<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nC\u2019mon, this is the easiest decision you\u2019ll ever have to make:\u00a0 Do the best, most accurate approach you can, but if you end up high, GO AROUND!\u00a0 And make that decision when you are on final and well before you even touch the ground.\u00a0PLEASE!\u00a0 I will thank you, your pals will thank you and maybe your passengers, if any, will thank you.\u00a0 The consequences of running off the end of the runway are just too great.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nHappy Swooping!<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nBrian Lansburgh<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/h3>\nHe added more power, because that\u2019s how he\u2019d been trained.\u00a0He kept on coming, eventually disappearing behind the trees and we could hear his tires \u201cchirping\u201d as they touched the ground, way the hell down the runway.\u00a0 Then we heard them \u201cchirp\u201d some more as he applied brake and they skidded a bit.\u00a0 He got it stopped, then taxied back which took forever.\u00a0 Evidently, Acme also taught him to taxi as fast as a person can walk.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nI guess all\u2019s well that ends well and this time it ended well, although he didn\u2019t go off the end of the runway, which we kind of expected him to do, which was why we were walking briskly that way in order to see the wreck.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nWhen you were learning to fly, didn\u2019t your instructor tell you to never be embarrassed to go around?\u00a0 Think about the two possible outcomes of a too-high approach.\u00a0 One is to go off the end of the runway, bend the airplane and maybe yourself.\u00a0 The other is to execute a go around.\u00a0 Anyone watching, who witnesses that go around should be shot if they criticize such an action.\u00a0 Think about the difference in the result.\u00a0 A little extra expense in terms of fuel for the go-around as opposed to repair and possibly hospital bills for the continuation.\u00a0 I think I\u2019d take the fuel increase.\u00a0 It sure isn\u2019t much!<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nC\u2019mon, this is the easiest decision you\u2019ll ever have to make:\u00a0 Do the best, most accurate approach you can, but if you end up high, GO AROUND!\u00a0 And make that decision when you are on final and well before you even touch the ground.\u00a0PLEASE!\u00a0 I will thank you, your pals will thank you and maybe your passengers, if any, will thank you.\u00a0 The consequences of running off the end of the runway are just too great.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nHappy Swooping!<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nBrian Lansburgh<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
<\/h3>\nI guess all\u2019s well that ends well and this time it ended well, although he didn\u2019t go off the end of the runway, which we kind of expected him to do, which was why we were walking briskly that way in order to see the wreck.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nWhen you were learning to fly, didn\u2019t your instructor tell you to never be embarrassed to go around?\u00a0 Think about the two possible outcomes of a too-high approach.\u00a0 One is to go off the end of the runway, bend the airplane and maybe yourself.\u00a0 The other is to execute a go around.\u00a0 Anyone watching, who witnesses that go around should be shot if they criticize such an action.\u00a0 Think about the difference in the result.\u00a0 A little extra expense in terms of fuel for the go-around as opposed to repair and possibly hospital bills for the continuation.\u00a0 I think I\u2019d take the fuel increase.\u00a0 It sure isn\u2019t much!<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nC\u2019mon, this is the easiest decision you\u2019ll ever have to make:\u00a0 Do the best, most accurate approach you can, but if you end up high, GO AROUND!\u00a0 And make that decision when you are on final and well before you even touch the ground.\u00a0PLEASE!\u00a0 I will thank you, your pals will thank you and maybe your passengers, if any, will thank you.\u00a0 The consequences of running off the end of the runway are just too great.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nHappy Swooping!<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nBrian Lansburgh<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
<\/h3>\nWhen you were learning to fly, didn\u2019t your instructor tell you to never be embarrassed to go around?\u00a0 Think about the two possible outcomes of a too-high approach.\u00a0 One is to go off the end of the runway, bend the airplane and maybe yourself.\u00a0 The other is to execute a go around.\u00a0 Anyone watching, who witnesses that go around should be shot if they criticize such an action.\u00a0 Think about the difference in the result.\u00a0 A little extra expense in terms of fuel for the go-around as opposed to repair and possibly hospital bills for the continuation.\u00a0 I think I\u2019d take the fuel increase.\u00a0 It sure isn\u2019t much!<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nC\u2019mon, this is the easiest decision you\u2019ll ever have to make:\u00a0 Do the best, most accurate approach you can, but if you end up high, GO AROUND!\u00a0 And make that decision when you are on final and well before you even touch the ground.\u00a0PLEASE!\u00a0 I will thank you, your pals will thank you and maybe your passengers, if any, will thank you.\u00a0 The consequences of running off the end of the runway are just too great.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nHappy Swooping!<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nBrian Lansburgh<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nC\u2019mon, this is the easiest decision you\u2019ll ever have to make:\u00a0 Do the best, most accurate approach you can, but if you end up high, GO AROUND!\u00a0 And make that decision when you are on final and well before you even touch the ground.\u00a0PLEASE!\u00a0 I will thank you, your pals will thank you and maybe your passengers, if any, will thank you.\u00a0 The consequences of running off the end of the runway are just too great.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nHappy Swooping!<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nBrian Lansburgh<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
C\u2019mon, this is the easiest decision you\u2019ll ever have to make:\u00a0 Do the best, most accurate approach you can, but if you end up high, GO AROUND!\u00a0 And make that decision when you are on final and well before you even touch the ground.\u00a0PLEASE!\u00a0 I will thank you, your pals will thank you and maybe your passengers, if any, will thank you.\u00a0 The consequences of running off the end of the runway are just too great.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nHappy Swooping!<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nBrian Lansburgh<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Happy Swooping!<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nBrian Lansburgh<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Brian Lansburgh<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“He was carrying power, even though he was too high.\u00a0 But we\u2019re used to seeing that.\u00a0 After all, that\u2019s how Acme trains.\u00a0 As he approached short final, we called to THAT unhearing pilot, \u201cGo around, go around!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[35,38,67,165,183],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5198"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}