sleepingsquirrel Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 I managed to stick a short field landing at Pulaski Tennessee today in 16 feet. How, you may ask is this possible? With the temperatures in the 105 degree F. range it's easy! The tires are are so soft and the the runway is like hot lava , it's like an mouse in a sticky trap! I wish you could have been there for the takeoff , I managed to get 30 MPH in 5310 feet of soft, sticky tar. When I reached the end of the runway, I and the old Mooney fell off into the rock quarry on the 16 end. I immediately realized that I would get to flying speed before reaching the bottom of the pit and gently nursed the Mooney back into its 1000 FPM climb before reaching the bottom. In spite of all my instincts to pull up , I let her eat negative altitude until airspeed came up. Whew ! It's hot here in the South, but it does wonders for short field landings and takeoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyMitch Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Any laundry needing washing after your takeoff adventure today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerobat95 Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 WOW!!! that sounds like a very interesting T/O......glad it all turned out ok... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 You landed in 16 feet? Your Mooney must have a tailhook. And that quarry must be 1000 ft deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaV8or Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 I think he must have been on the USS Pulaski, part of the black ops carrier group we don't know about. Not enough is known about this squirrel charachter... Hmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougmilam Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 I'm based out of JWN and go to GZS periodically. We'll take a pass until it cools down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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