It might just be that (as we all well know) the FAA is still 50 years behind the times.
Larry jan zanutto wrote: > List, > > all this talk about A & P training reminds me to share something with you > that is in the FAA curriculum. We use 3 books to teach the curriculum- > the general subjects, the airframe subjects and the powerplant. The > Ercoupe is used as an example in both the airframe and powerplant texts. > > The airframe book textbook describes the coupe as the most stable and > safe aircraft designed, featuring dual vertical fins placed outside the > propeller corkscrew, limited control for stall protection and offset > engine thrust for coordination of turns. > > The powerplant book uses the coupe in an illustration to demonstrate > propeller tracking. It shows the use of a rod attached to the leading > edge of the wing as the reference point for the prop tracking. We teach > the use of a nose landing gear reference point. > > How interesting that the FAA chooses to use our plane as subject material > for their approved curriculum. > > Jan Zanutto > Fresno, Ca > 415G > > __________________________________________________________________________ ______ > To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___________________________________________________________ > T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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