Warren I don't care what you think. Someone asked me after 7000 hours in ercoupes, which one did I think was the best. So I told him the Alon A-2 old gear with rudder pedals. Try a strong crosswind without your rudder pedals with spring gear once. The rudder pedals are only good for about a 15 mi crosswind after that you will not have any pedal to be able to hold it strait, so you will have to crab alittle, the old gear it is better than the spring for landing in a crab!. I have seen alot of photos of Alon aircoupes and M10 that have been lost on landing with spring gear. If you love spring gear, so what! As far as the big rear window, it's better to look around when your in the pattern for other traffic. . He asked me for the best ercoupe all around, not the best in CA. gene
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [COUPERS] Warren & Good gear > Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 18:39:31 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The only gear that I know breaking off and Alon was the bolts (3) that hold > the leg to Airframe. By the way Alon put the bolts there. Poor engineering? > Next 7000 hrs makes no difference to me. That has only formed your > opinion. Not hard cold facts. Opinions are like the hole on the your back > side. Everybody has one. > You said "Most Alons and M-10 destroyed on landings have spring gear on > them." Now your stating a fact or implying a fact. Number that you based than > on are from where? What was the total number of landings that this study > covers? And who made the study. where is it written. Was that an FAA study or > the Insurance company? > I look at Alon wings every time I go flying. Dame I must be going blind. > See nothing that great on my wings. Look like any other Forney or Mooney > wing. Seen Ercoupe metal wings flush riveted. My Alon are not. > I'll give you the window for flying formation. But most of us have no > interest in that. So heat is still a problem here in S. California. Other > part of the country from the people who have talked to me about that also. > Rudders work no better that Ercoupes with peddles. > Two control airplanes are more fun for ME. __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________________________ Want to find the best email lists? Check out the Topica 20! http://www.topica.com/topica20
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