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At 10:51 AM 3/4/2005, Wood, Percy wrote:
>As I tried to explain in my review of "Stick and Rudder," the pedals are
not
>needed.

Ah, Percy, isn't that circular logic?  Agreed, if the plane can't spin
then 
pedals are unnecessary.  From www.ercoupe.org "Combined with a somewhat 
limited elevator up travel (on some models), a Coupe's tail can't be
pushed 
down enough to stall or keep stalled the majority of the wing on any 
Coupe."  Allow the up-elevator travel to exceed the safe limits and "all 
bets are off" just as they are over gross or aft CG.  My point was simply 
that the CAA weenie had to develop some standard by which it could be 
ensured that the plane would in fact remain unstallable and 
unspinable.  The penalty for an error is finding yourself in a spin with
no 
hope of recovery.

John Cooper
Skyport Services
PO Box 249
4996 Delaware Tnpk
Rensselaerville, NY 12147
518 797-3064 

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