Touch And Gos Poll

[N201MKTurbo]

OK, Lets get the numbers. Step up and vote!

[Guitarmaster]

All the time!

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[201er]

I don't think they are strongly hazardous. I just think they are unacceptably hazardous relative to the very small benefit to me as an owner pilot. Costs me next to nothing to taxi back, provides better practice. I see no point in accepting the small additional risk of pulling gear instead of flaps (or something similar) just to save a little time. I fly for practice, pleasure, and proficiency.

[TomR]

I would and have done touch and goes in a 172. In a mooney on the 6000 foot runway where I'm based I'm honestly to scared to do one in a mooney. To many things going on, gear, prop, etc to add a non standard to the mix. I'll happily waste two or three minutes and taxi back every time

[thomas1142]

On 5000 feet or less of runway, no. On 10000 feet (military field), why not. With that length of runway, you have plenty of time to reconfigure with out rushing. 

 

Side note, how in the world do you make the darn map, in the signature block, smaller.

[midlifeflyer]

14 minutes ago, thomas1142 said:

Side note, how in the world do you make the darn map, in the signature block, smaller.

The site where you make them has different size options.

[aviatoreb]

If I want to do a practice landing, I do a full stop.

When I did my commercial check ride about 2.5 years ago and the dpe suggested I do a touch and go I said, nope I do full stops.  He said...ok.

[Raptor05121]

Do them all the time on my 4,000 foot home runway. Flaps and Trim are the big ticket items, but if I do T&G, I'm probably solo, in which case I've gotten into the habit of no flaps for landing or taking off when so.

[Guest]

I've done them in every airplane I've owned or been checked out in, including my RV4.

Clarence

[aviatoreb]

1 hour ago, M20Doc said:

I've done them in every airplane I've owned or been checked out in, including my RV4.

Clarence

I did them in my Mooney when I first checked out, but I do not do them as on going practice since. Full stops for me.  Somehow maybe its a bit better with a CFI on board - second professional eyes, than just solo on an ongoing basis.

What is your position on doing them on an ongoing basis Clarence?

Edited September 16, 2017 by aviatoreb

[midlifeflyer]

1 hour ago, aviatoreb said:

I did them in my Mooney when I first checked out, but I do not do them as on going practice since. Full stops for me.  Somehow maybe its a bit better with a CFI on board - second professional eyes, than just solo on an ongoing basis.

What is your position on doing them on an ongoing basis Clarence?

The few times I have done them in any retract involved a CFI on board who confirmed identification of the flaps and, sometimes, took care of their re-setting during the rollout.  But, as I mentioned before, that's no guarantee either - I personally know of at least one situation in which inadvertent gear retraction occurred during training.

[Guest]

3 hours ago, aviatoreb said:

I did them in my Mooney when I first checked out, but I do not do them as on going practice since. Full stops for me.  Somehow maybe its a bit better with a CFI on board - second professional eyes, than just solo on an ongoing basis.

What is your position on doing them on an ongoing basis Clarence?

I regularly do them in my RV4 for fun and practice.  Sometimes it not actually a landing, but controlled flight as close to the runway as possible at the slowest airspeed I can maintain in ground effect.

Clarence

[Mooneymite]

1 hour ago, M20Doc said:

I regularly do them in my RV4 for fun and practice.  Sometimes it not actually a landing, but controlled flight as close to the runway as possible at the slowest airspeed I can maintain in ground effect.

Obviously, careless and reckless.....At least I hope you're "Wreck-less".