My landings are a LOT like these....

[peabody]

[Clint Ormosen]

Got to remind myself to never fly with Peabody

[Jim Pollock]

At least they weren't upside down!

Jim Pollock   

[john e. holliday]

Nothing like novice pilots.  I like the instructor covering his face.  I remember a few landings like that while I was trying to fly the RC planes.  In control line it is how many bounces is DOC going to make.  Having fun,  DOC Holliday

[Clancy Arnold]

Doc
I thought that in stunt you got to pick which landing the judges were to score!
Clancy

[Randy Ryan]

I thought it was interesting that the best landing was the one with no main gear!!!

Really, I had no idea the U-2 was so squirley to land.

[john e. holliday]

Clancy,  the judges have to quit laughing to score my landings.  This week no problem with scoring landing.  First round OT with 13 over ran.  Second round engine quit in horizontal 8.  Today in Classic the Humbug bit the dust in the hour glass.   DOC Holliday

[Steve Holt]

I thought it was interesting that the best landing was the one with no main gear!!!

Really, I had no idea the U-2 was so squirley to land.

If you notice the chase car, it is there to help the pilot get the thing down safely.  Bicycle landing gear and the tip gear falls off on takeoff.  Squirley is hardly enough description.  The SR71 was a piece of cake compared to the U2.
Steve

[dave siegler]

Larry Driscol, the 1/2 a combat guy has a lot of time in the U2.  I should ask him about it. 

[Kim Mortimore]

Clancy,  the judges have to quit laughing to score my landings.  This week no problem with scoring landing.  First round OT with 13 over ran.  Second round engine quit in horizontal 8.  Today in Classic the Humbug bit the dust in the hour glass.   DOC Holliday

DOC,
Oh no. Sorry to hear about the Humbug!!!     I was looking forward to hearing a flight report. Were you able to fly it enough to get a sense of its potential? I'm curious if it grooves in level flight, or if you have to work to keep it level. Also, was the power sufficient?

RIP.
Kim Mortimore

[john e. holliday]

The Humbug intrigued me so much that parts kit is on order from Eric.  Now back to subject.  I had an RC powered glider type plane called "The Bushwacker" that was similar in appearaance as the U-2.  Had to fly it to the runway as other wise it would go clear off the end of the runway.  Even tried side slipping which made people nervous.  DOC Holliday

[don Burke]

I was able to watch U-2s try land at Edwards in the middle summer.  They stayed up forever, needed all 15K feet of runway!  At EAFB they had Camaro chase cars going alongside on landing to tell the pilot his alitude above the runway.