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Ya know, John. Perhaps you should have taken "the other plane."
As I tried to explain in my review of "Stick and Rudder," the pedals are
not
needed. You might just check it out on www.ercoupe.org. Again, JMO.
Percy
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From: Skyport Services [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 8:40 AM
To: Ed Burkhead; Coupe-Tech
Subject: Re: FW: WRB Re: [COUPERS-TECH] D and CD model history
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At 11:29 PM 3/3/2005, Ed Burkhead (AKA Bill Bayne) wrote:
>The only reason the elevator "had to be restricted" to 9ยบ up was entirely
>arbitrary CAA requirement, which directly resulted in the undesirable
>increase in landing speed and decreased ability to flare when landing.
The
>CAA thusly mandated a less safe aircraft for NO defensible reason,
While I agree it is somewhat arbitrary, I cannot agree with the "NO
defensible reason" part. Given a plane with no chance of recovering from
a
spin, one must attach special significance to the "incapable of spinning"
quality. In the absence of any precedence, someone has to establish the
limits. The "CAA weenie" did so, regardless of whether or not any of us
agree. I cannot think of a more uncomfortable situation than a fully
developed spin, knowing I left my rudder pedals in the other plane.
JMO,
John Cooper
Skyport Services
PO Box 249
4996 Delaware Tnpk
Rensselaerville, NY 12147
518 797-3064
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