I agree with Jerry ("to each his own") and Prof. Ed. that there is no
"delay" in responding to an emergency.
I usually have my hand on the throttle during take-off and landings
and even with those with the center push button,
my palm is covering it and depresses it when I shove.
Actually, I do use the fine tuning on landing if I have a long final.
I set up my airspeed and fine tune the throttle to
keep the end of the runway from creeping up or down in my windshield.
I also find it useful to find the "sweet spot" at cruise as my coupe
has a pretty small "sweet spot" where I get very
little vibration.
Dan C
On May 23, 2008, at 4:04 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have flown an Evektor that had a vernier throttle. You did not
have to push a button. You could use it like a regular throttle
cable, (push-pull for large variations) or turn it like a vernier
for precise control. Frankly though, that precise control seemed
like a waste of time in a single engine, two person plane.
Fred
---- Jerry Eichenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
=============
Prof. Ed -
I disagree completely. Just having to position your hand to push
the damn
center button in takes too long in a real emergency.
Creep is prevented with the friction lock.
In my 6,000 hours and 42 of flying airplanes, I've never seen the
advantage
of a vernier in a fixed pitch airplane.
But, each to his own opinion.
Jerry E.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 3:51 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Throttle Vernier Control
Jerry,
I don't mean to offend you, but that's not true at all. If you want
full
power in high or low performance aircraft just push the damn thing
in. A
verner will usually hold power setting more accurately without
creeping. ,
Etc.
Prof.Ed
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