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Windshear escape and then hitting the runway anyway

Started by Jeroen Hoppenbrouwers, Sat, 13 May 2023 00:28

Jeroen Hoppenbrouwers

Interesting event:
http://avherald.com/h?article=508e3745&opt=0

In the comments there is some discussion about what to do after touchdown and I don't want to go into this, but one question was relevant.

The windshear escape makes you pull up to a specific pitch (I believe it's the eyebrows?) to get the best lift for your speed and push full throttle, then wait and hope and see what happens. The question is whether this attitude makes you susceptible to tail strike if you hit the runway nonetheless.


Hoppie

United744

You want the highest sustained climb RATE that you can get, and includes zoom climb if you have excess speed.

Config changes are not permitted (simply too slow, and gear adds drag while it cycles).

You MAY get a tailstrike, but in the circumstances this is still preferential to being slammed into the ground.

Success is NOT guaranteed. It's intended to maximize the chance of survival; not save the airframe.

Jeroen Hoppenbrouwers

Quote from: United744 on Tue, 16 May 2023 21:52Success is NOT guaranteed. It's intended to maximize the chance of survival; not save the airframe.
Clear. I figured that, but wanted to get some confirmation.