Our Ercoupe has rudder pedals and I see very little directional control on landing. I always go by the book and after landing on the mains, get that nose wheel on the ground for positive directional control. Maybe I am missing something.
Jim N3439H FDK ----- Original Message ----- From: Roy Stubbs To: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 11:54 AM Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] NOSE WHEEL SNUBBER Landings should, I believe, be on the mains first, then gently lower the nose. Without rudder pedals, however, it is important to get the nose wheel on the ground for directional steering and so that the aircraft will caster in the direction of the forward motion. I have read that this is why Fred Weick designed the nose wheel to hang lower so that it would come in contact with runway sooner than later. The snubber cable defeats this. Maybe? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 11:41 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] NOSE WHEEL SNUBBER Importance: Low Try this ... I would never land in a three point configuration. You could easily land with the nose wheel touching first, that could be a disaster just waiting. Your speed is probably pretty high to accomplish what you are doing. (3 point) After touch down on the mains relax grip on yoke and the nose wheel will touch down nicely for steering (don't push forward either) Prof. Ed See below: I found this quote somewhere. "When the main wheels touch, the nose wheel should be up in the air." "I won't say how it should or shouldn't be...every one to his own. Some people can do it one way and get by with it. But my own preference, certainly, is to land it very close to minimum safe speed." ************** Need a job? Find employment help in your area. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000005)
