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Hard Landings - ste9889 - 21-10-2005
hey all, what would you class a hard landing as on FsP i landed at -534ft/min in an AC767-200 in heavy crosswinds, and it said hard
landing, what are your thoughts?
All The Best
Ste
Post Edited ( 10-23-05 08:40 )
Re: Hard Landings - andy14 - 21-10-2005
To me that isn't a hard landing depends what speed were you doing
Post Edited ( 10-25-05 20:58 )
Re: Hard Landings - SWAFO - 21-10-2005
Quote:andy14 wrote:
To me that isn't a hard landing depends what seep you were doing
What does this mean? What "seep" you were doing? I'm a little confused by your reply, so I'll offer a more clear one:
Technically touching down in the -500 to -600 ft/min range is a pretty rough landing. Keep in mind that -600ft/min has the aircraft
dropping at 10 FEET PER SECOND! Quite a fast descent when landing if you think about it! However, realistically you shouldn't have any
problems (at least mechanically with the aircraft) if your touchdown occurs at less than -1000ft/min. Any harder than that, and you risk
seriously damaging the aircraft. Normally, a touchdown will occur at a rate of -100 to -300ft/min (it's hard to get an EXACT number in the
real world... we don't have a "End of Flight report" like FSP does
) So to answer your question; yes, -534 ft/min is a hard landing (the PAX would complain about this sort of landing).
I just looked at your post, and noticed you wrote -534ft/second as your landing rate. I hope you meant -534ft/minute...
Re: Hard Landings - DBE - 21-10-2005
Quote:SWAFO wrote:
I just looked at your post, and noticed you wrote -534ft/second as your landing rate. I hope you meant -534ft/minute...
Brad: you just ruined my evening!
I was just getting pretty much comfortable with -400/-600fts landing...
Re: Hard Landings - SWAFO - 21-10-2005
-400 to -600ft/second? You might wanna check what country you're in when you're on the ground on the OTHER
SIDE OF THE WORLD!
Re: Hard Landings - Jetflyer - 21-10-2005
Whats your average FPM? Mine is, or rather, was, 157fpm out of 132 flights. But since getting this, er, new plane....it's going down hill.
Re: Hard Landings - SWAFO - 22-10-2005
We can compare average FPM's, however notice that it's going to vary a lot based on what aircraft we fly. For example, a 300ft/min
touchdown rate is acceptable in a 737, but wouldn't be acceptable in a small Cessna. Make sense?