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Sid , I am sure this is the way it is much of the time .I have never had a coupe to do this . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Syd Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 5:22 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS] Bad 'Coupe PR in June '01 Flying > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > Hi Leslie, > In my approximately 1500 hours of Coupe flying I've never experienced the "nose pitch-down." Who > knows where writers get their information? I think they make it up as they go along. > > Syd Cohen > > N161LH 3B9 wrote: > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > Fellow 'Coupers, > > > > There's a column in the June '01 issue of Flying by Richard L. Collins in > > which he states the following: > > > > "The Ercoupe was both stall and spin proof, but the airplane didn't enjoy a > > good safety record. In fact, it had the worst safety record of any of the > > two-seaters of the day. Part of this was likely because pilots would fly it > > too slowly, unafraid because the airplane wouldn't stall and it wouldn't > > spin. It would, however, pitch nose down when flying into a decreasing > > headwind, and if that happened low to the ground, it would hit nose down > > with disastrous results." > > > > This kind of crap really gets my goat. See, I'm a 'Couper who's married to > > a journalist, so the combination of slandering my aircraft with plain old > > bad journalism just makes me nuts. > > > > First of all, he doesn't say WHICH two-seaters he's comparing it to, so it's > > pretty much impossible to know if the statement regarding safety is accurate > > or not. It's just his ill-informed opinion stated as fact. Also, it's my > > understanding that the 'Coupe is no better or worse than any older light > > plane with a tank in the fuselage -- land it hard, rupture the tank, and we > > all know the rest of the story. > > > > Also, I have not seen the nose pitch down in my 200 hours in a 'Coupe. I've > > seen the sink rate get higher than I like when I haven't managed power > > properly, but the nose didn't just drop as the column suggests. To me, it's > > more a case of when she's done flying, she's just done, and if you let it > > get behind the power curve, you don't have a huge amount of horsepower to > > get the fat out of the fire. > > > > So, before I fire off my angry letter to Flying, I'd like to get my facts > > right. What's your take on the nose pitching down thing? Does anybody have > > some hard numbers on safety stats? Should we draft a letter as a club with > > lots of names attached to it? > > > > Excuse my language, folks, but I just don't think we should let the ignorant > > bastard talk 'Coupes down. > > > > Leslie Holbrook > > Alon A2 N161LH > > Chester, CT 06412 > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Sid.bAhN69 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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