No rudder pedals in my Ercoupe. John
On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 7:21 AM, Syd Cohen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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.<http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/windows/windowslive/see-it-in-action/social-network-basics.aspx?ocid=PID23461::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-xm:SI_SB_2:092009> > > > > >
