I've always told people who asked that I estimate that only about 30% of the Ercoupes have been modified to the rudder pedal configuration. But that's an estimate only. How about we take a poll of our members?
I have no rudder pedals. Syd On Dec 22, 2009, at 7:30 AM, Jerry Eichenberger wrote: > > Perhaps he was speaking not only of the Erco models, but all of the variants > since then, up to the Mooney Cadet. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on > Behalf Of Hartmut Beil > Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 6:24 AM > To: [email protected]; Techlist Ercoupe > Subject: SPAM-LOW: RE: [ercoupe-tech] Article in AOPA magazine... > > > Carl. > > I'd say that the rudder pedals are still considered to be the exception. > > > Hartmut > > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:45:05 +0000 > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Article in AOPA magazine... > > > Merry Christmas friends and neighbors! Wanted to share that in the January > 2010 issue of AOPA's Flight Training magazine, author Mark Twombly wrote an > article about the differences in aircraft that are often subtle, yet > important for pilots to know when transitioning from one make or model to > another. > > Twombly wanted to give the reader a short history lesson about how one would > need to go back in aviation history to find truly unique aircraft designs > that reflected the personality of the actual designer. Naturally, the author > talked about our beloved Ercoupe and Fred Weick's vision of building an > aircraft that was as safe as possible and how he designed the 'coupe without > rudder pedals. Twombly's inclusion of the Ercoupe's history only covered a > couple of paragraphs, and it seemed pretty much accurate given my limited > knowledge of Weick's overall design until he got to the last paragraph that > concluded his discussion of the Ercoupe. Here's what he wrote: > > "Along with its distinctive puppy-dog appearance, the Ercoupe offers the > pilot a unique flying experience--cruising along with the side windows slid > down, arm on the sill and feet flat on the floor, literally steering it with > the wheel. Over time, however, the unique inter-connected rudder was > considered less of an asset, and most Ercoupes flying today have been > retrofitted with traditional rudder pedals." Flight Training Magazine, > January 2010 ed., p. 34 > > It is the last sentence in the paragraph that I took exception with but I am > not an Ercoupe historian as some are on this Tech-list, so I didn't send an > email to the author to tell him that he's wrong on that last point. Is he > wrong? Or am I just not up on my Ercoupe history since I say that most > Ercoupes flying today have NOT been retrofitted with "traditonal rudder > pedals?" Inquiring minds would like to know... > > Respectfully, > > Carl LaVon > > > > > Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on > Facebook. > > >
