Jim wrote:
> . . . All I can say is that while attempting a power on stall I had > a sudden and violent drop of the left wing that was startling > and unexpected. > > I would like determine whether what my airplane did was > normal and whether there was a problem with my > technique or with my airplane. Jim, I'm thinking that a high power setting departure stall in a Coupe will normally have a fairly sharp break with the left wing making a sudden drop. I *think* that's normal (pending more data from other Coupe pilots). But, it is controllable with the yoke and you can instantly stop the stall-break by relaxing the back pressure. The Coupe is well designed that way. Even if you froze and didn't release the back pressure, you could control the wing drop with the yoke only. But, in that wing-partially-stalled condition, you might not climb for spit - it's better to reduce the back pressure, return to smooth flight and get better climb. > In light of the comments posted I am going to have my > rigging checked and I am going to have my ailerons > re-mounted so the hinges are under the top surface of the wing. If your hinges are mounted on the top surface, that should be redone. I think that with every flying aircraft it should be known for absolutely certain that the controls are rigged properly. Zounds! As someone mentioned, there've been some flying Coupes where the linkage to the rudders was hooked up backward giving the wrong rudder input all the time - yet the plane flew, albeit sloppily. We want our Coupes to fly crisply and properly. Ed Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com/Ercoupe/index.htm East Peoria, Illinois ed -at- edburk???head.??com (remove the ? marks and change -at- to @)
