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Re: Rear Wheel Steering--taildraggers

To: Sparky <wmtsmith@landracing.com>
Subject: Re: Rear Wheel Steering--taildraggers
From: Joe Amo <jkamo@rap.midco.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2003 11:10:38 -0600
I like to take advice from my peers


"Judie I am giving you some input early, so
you dont get out of shape"

"honey its about the mass and its relation
to your CG, it has much momentum"

I will let you know how it goes

Joe :)

Sparky wrote:

>I had a Cessna 185 for a long time ---it had a tendency to be much like a wife 
>or girl friend--she would check me out on nearly every landing---just to see 
>if I  was paying attention to her and--- not takin' HER for granted--- if you 
>were paying attention -- little inputs early would keep her from getting bent 
>out of shape--if not then nearly nothing worked but a whole lot of 
>differential braking---this may be the clue---very small inputs very 
>early---otherwise nothing can much help when the mass in relation to the CG 
>has much momentem--sparky
>
>>From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
>>Date: 2003/10/02 Thu AM 05:53:33 CDT
>>To: land-speed@autox.team.net
>>Subject: Re: Rear Wheel Steering
>>
>>The Apache is a tail dragger on the ground...  and frankly it's not that
>>hard to drive around.... except seeing of course which is the primary bitch
>>about the whole tail dragger gig...
>>
>>Beauty of a Helicopter is that if things get iffy... you simply pick it up
>>and turn it and then put it back on the ground... oh to the world of three
>>dimensions...
>>
>>K
>>
>
>
>  "Sparky"
>Lakester 2211





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