>Nothing to do with "my opinion". No one has yet put forth a reason >that makes sense to you either.
I have to disagree with that also. The reason I stated does make sense to me. Kevin1 --- In [email protected], William R. Bayne <ercog...@...> wrote: > > > Hi Kevin, > > Comments interspersed: > > WRB > > On Mar 15, 2009, at 22:27, kgassert wrote: > > > What you mean is no one has found a valid reason in your opinion to > > have a cable. > > Nothing to do with "my opinion". No one has yet put forth a reason > that makes sense to you either. > . > > If you look through the log books or just look at the bottom of the > > firewall on most Ercoupes you will see that most of them have been > > replaced because the nose wheel had been whacked off. > > It's possible to crinkle the lower firewall with numerous pilot errors. > I presume you suggest that catastrophic side stress on the nose hear > is responsible for "most" instances. Burden of proof would be on you > as to that. > > Consider how many low time coupe pilots try to flare with too much > speed, run out of airspeed about five feet up, and do not "catch the > situation" with immediate full power. Consider how many times a coupe > lands on soft ground and the smaller nose wheel "digs in". Consider > how many "tail low" coupes get out of control near the ground in > crosswinds and poor pilot technique compounds the problem. Consider > that in a great majority of loss of power (off-field landings) > situations, evidence of further poor pilot proficiency is likely going > to accrue on the firewall. > > > I have no proof but I suspect it was a combination of too long a nose > > wheel and people in the past that did not fly the Ercoupe properly. > > Until I see credible evidence otherwise, I believe the length of the > nose strut design is as it should be. I agree 100% that many "people > in the past did not fly the Ercoupe properly". > > > These days we have better informed owners so maybe these days there is > > not as good a reason to have the cable. I have been around these > > things 23 years and have been hearing this discussion the whole time. > > When, at most, 20% of active Ercoupe pilots are "on" this list, I'm not > at all sure that an "average" owner (if such a person exists) is all > that much better informed than in the past. There is an important > difference between "hearing" and genuinely listening in a proactive > search for the "truth" of a matter. I would instead suggest that maybe > these days there are fewer and fewer excuses for not flying the Ercoupe > "properly". > > > About 20 years ago I took mine off and didn't like it and put it back > > on. I will admit I am not one to flare with my nose really high. I > > don't have a problem with cross winds and last week was out in a 32K > > crosswind ( people came out of their hangars to watch the show) but I > > am willing to give it a go without the cable again. I will take it > > off next week and try unprotected aviation again. > > > > Kevin1 > > Minds are like parachutes. They work best when open ;<) > > I'll bet your technique has changed a lot in 20 years...for the better. > I bet I'm not the only one that will be looking forward to hearing the > results of your careful evaluation! > > May the "Fred" be with you. > > WRB >
