Flew the "Jack Roush" approach at OSH yesterday

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I hadn't flown in a couple of months, so I flew up to OSH to stretch my wings. At OSH 9 times out of 10 I am landing on 9/27, but winds were at 150 yesterday, and I was given the left downwind for runway 18.

I received my landing clearance as "Turn base south of 9/27, cleared for the option 18". With all my trips up there I've never flown that, but I know that's a possibility when flying into AirVenture, and was glad to do it.

I also know that's the one where Jack Roush screwed the pooch.

It was a fun approach, but definitely shorter final than anything I've done except for practicing engine out approaches, which I do often. I put in 30 degrees of flaps on base (usually do that on final only), and it felt odd to be maneuvering so close to the ground.

Yes it's a long runway, and I could have made a "normal" approach, but I wanted to simulate what I could be asked to do coming in to AirVenture. I was able easily land by the blue dot.

I couldn't imagine even trying to do that in a swept wing jet - what was he thinking?
 
I had my slickest landing coming into 36R last year. They said 'land long' when I was already low and full flaps so I added a touch of power on a slowly sinking path right at my touch down speed and just let it fly on. Barely could tell it touched.:D
 
Henning said:
I had my slickest landing coming into 36R last year. They said 'land long' when I was already low and full flaps so I added a touch of power on a slowly sinking path right at my touch down speed and just let it fly on. Barely could tell it touched.:D
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Sweet! I spent a lot of time doing flightline work right at the Orange dot on 9/27 last year. A lot of pilots tried to do what you did, a few successfully. Others looked like they were desperate to slam it down on the Orange dot, including many RVs for some reason.
 
I saw that "approach" and the result year before last. Glad you had better luck! - Russ
 
I've flown that approach during OSH with no issues. Very doable to make any of the dots. I was flying RVs.

That year I had a Mustang II fly UNDER me while I was on the base leg and land in front of me. Had no idea where he came from, but when he landed you should have seen the pink shirts all over him. ;)

Fly the plane, and don't do anything you have not done in the last 30 days. Jack should have listened to me. ;)
 
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