RE: Rudder Question

[Mi Vida Loca]

At 12:03 PM 11/12/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Leslie,
>
>Sorry, you ALWAYS steer a 'Coupe with the yoke (even if it has rudder
>pedals). You can add rudder pedals if you want but the nose wheel is
>not involved.
>
>My 415C has rudder pedals and I have flow a 'Coupe without them and they
>do not do a whole lot. I can use them to correct a crab on landing but
>at cruise my feet are flat on the floor.
>
>I do have a heck of a time every time I rent a Cessna trying to figure
>out how to steer<G>.
>
>My advice is to not worry about it. If you want to steer with pedals,
>don't get an Ercoupe. (Of course if you do not get an Ercoupe you will
>miss flying on a beautiful summer day with the top down and your arm out
>the window).
>
>David Abrams
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>http://ercoupe.com
Not correct,,,,,,, everything from the Forney on with factory installed pedals steers through the pedals not the yoke. Now as for needing rudder pedals go to my web page and check out the pic of myself and Bill Leavelle in a formation landing. This will give you proof rudder pedals are not necessary when the plane is designed properly.




Dave
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