I don't think we are beating a dead horse here. After all, we do have new members to the group that never heard the arguments about the cable.
And we still have many members that still fly with the cable attached. I flew for quite some time with the cable and I had two instances of trouble taking off in strong cross winds because the steering authority would too early be none. The cross wind landings I managed all right, the momentum straightens the plane out and one does get the noses down ASAP. But taking off from a grass field in a strong cross wind was a different adventure. Luckily the wind was so strong that no one else was out there to fly. So my embarrassing zig zag maneuvers are only known to the group now. I believe that the snubber cable was added to the Mooney M-10 to give it more a touch of a trainer airplane. Landing should not be too easy. And the Mooney tail is creating enough forces to get the plane straightened out with the rudder alone. On all other Coupes, the rudders are simply not powerful enough to overcome the wethervaning tendencies. Who ever converted back to the original setup (no snubber cable) is thankful for the few extra seconds of positive control over their aircraft in hairy situations. I am and I'm not thinking of converting back. Hartmut To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:50:09 -0400 Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Re: snubber cable It's being ground to bits in a slow mill; it's being roasted at a slow fire; it's being stung to death by single bees; it's being drowned by drops; it's going mad by grains. (Charles Dickens on Chancery Court) _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_70faster_032009
