Learjet - The Firearms Forum

Marlin T · 03-14-2007, 11:50 AM

This is a superb aircraft. Looks good, flies great, fast or slow is no problem

Maybe all you all could throw some money in the hat so I can buy one?

LurpyGeek · 03-14-2007, 12:26 PM

Might make a TFF get together a little closer to reality.

Lead Lobber · 03-14-2007, 10:53 PM

Wrecked that airplane many times before landing it. I'll keep it short here; I took off from somewhere at night, zooming above bothersome clouds for hours, then got sleepy. Wanting to go to bed, I saw a hole below, cut the throttles, rolled over, and pulled down into a dive toward the runway below. LSS, it came out just right, I dumped the gear, flaps, and Klingon deflectors, landing the Lear for the first time ever.

Bonus Aviation Question: What is a greaser, and part two would be to describe it, if you have ever been lucky enough to do it.

LL

White Hawk · 03-14-2007, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Lead Lobber

Bonus Aviation Question: What is a greaser, and part two would be to describe it, if you have ever been lucky enough to do it.

LL

In being lucky enough to slide one in, are we talking on the FlightSim, or in real life?

pickenup · 03-14-2007, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Marlin T

Maybe all you all could throw some money in the hat so I can buy one?

You have a hat that big?

Lead Lobber · 03-14-2007, 11:36 PM

Real life, White Hawk. Congratulations, if you have ever experienced a greaser. What I speak of can't be duplicated on demand; it is more an accident after many landings. It just happens, but all you contestants need to desribe it before being considered for the gold cup.

LL

White Hawk · 03-15-2007, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Lead Lobber

Real life, White Hawk. Congratulations, if you have ever experienced a greaser. What I speak of can't be duplicated on demand; it is more an accident after many landings. It just happens, but all you contestants need to desribe it before being considered for the gold cup.

LL

The only time I've experienced a long, low-approach at minimums was as a passenger on an Embraer, slipping into Newark a couple of years ago. That was cool. I waited until I was the last passenger to leave the plane, just so I could stop and congratulate the pilot and co-pilot.

"What was our ceiling?"

"About 800 feet."

"You really slipped it in there."

(big grin) "We (meaning pilots) don't get that lucky often."

I've never done a greaser with the 172. I'm more of a fair-weather pilot. My dad is the one who has landed in 30-knot crosswinds, with ice on his wings, etc.

Lead Lobber · 03-15-2007, 11:58 AM

White Hawk - A greaser is when an aircraft settles so gently on the runway, you don't feel it, you just suddenly realize you are rolling on the mains down the runway with the nose wheel still aloft. I did it once in a Piper Colt during a solo cross county in western Washington circa 1962. I was just trying to execute a normal power off approach and landing to get my logbook signed. Purely an accident, like a hole in one on a short par 4.

Happy Landings! - Greg

White Hawk · 03-15-2007, 11:03 PM

I've never heard it called that. Oh well, maybe it's a regional thing.

Bruce FLinch · 03-16-2007, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by White Hawk

I've never heard it called that. Oh well, maybe it's a regional thing.

I heard it all the time ( here on the Left Coast

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Marlin T · 03-17-2007, 10:40 AM

Lead, how does this compair

Savanna - Atlanta

I want, I need a plane!!!!

03-14-2007, 11:50 AM	#1
Marlin T Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 7,857	Learjet This is a superb aircraft. Looks good, flies great, fast or slow is no problem Maybe all you all could throw some money in the hat so I can buy one? __________________ "But the simple truth--born of experience--is that tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people." Judge Alex Kozinski - United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government. - Thomas Paine Did you read todays GOOD shooting? >>>KEEPANDBEARARMS.COM <<< -->

03-14-2007, 12:26 PM	#2
LurpyGeek Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UT Posts: 1,436	Re: Learjet Might make a TFF get together a little closer to reality. __________________ Knowing is half the battle... Of course, the other half is violence.

03-14-2007, 10:53 PM	#3
Lead Lobber Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central California coastal area Posts: 965	Re: Learjet Wrecked that airplane many times before landing it. I'll keep it short here; I took off from somewhere at night, zooming above bothersome clouds for hours, then got sleepy. Wanting to go to bed, I saw a hole below, cut the throttles, rolled over, and pulled down into a dive toward the runway below. LSS, it came out just right, I dumped the gear, flaps, and Klingon deflectors, landing the Lear for the first time ever. Bonus Aviation Question: What is a greaser, and part two would be to describe it, if you have ever been lucky enough to do it. LL Last edited by Lead Lobber; 03-15-2007 at 11:38 AM..

03-14-2007, 11:36 PM	#6
Lead Lobber Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central California coastal area Posts: 965	Re: Learjet Real life, White Hawk. Congratulations, if you have ever experienced a greaser. What I speak of can't be duplicated on demand; it is more an accident after many landings. It just happens, but all you contestants need to desribe it before being considered for the gold cup. LL

03-15-2007, 11:58 AM	#8
Lead Lobber Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central California coastal area Posts: 965	Re: Learjet White Hawk - A greaser is when an aircraft settles so gently on the runway, you don't feel it, you just suddenly realize you are rolling on the mains down the runway with the nose wheel still aloft. I did it once in a Piper Colt during a solo cross county in western Washington circa 1962. I was just trying to execute a normal power off approach and landing to get my logbook signed. Purely an accident, like a hole in one on a short par 4. Happy Landings! - Greg

03-15-2007, 11:03 PM	#9
White Hawk V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 458	Re: Learjet I've never heard it called that. Oh well, maybe it's a regional thing. __________________ Remember the good old days, when everything said "Made In Japan" on it?

03-17-2007, 10:40 AM	#11
Marlin T Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 7,857	Re: Learjet Lead, how does this compair Savanna - Atlanta I want, I need a plane!!!! __________________ "But the simple truth--born of experience--is that tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people." Judge Alex Kozinski - United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government. - Thomas Paine Did you read todays GOOD shooting? >>>KEEPANDBEARARMS.COM <<<