Sorry, What is "Sport Pilot"? Who publishes it? Thanks, John
On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Donald <[email protected]> wrote: > > > For those who got their Sport Pilot today, there is an article by a Dave > Matheny on Crosswind Takeoff. Is this correct? Has anyone flown a coupe with > and without the pedals? Comments anyone? > Following is a quote from the article: "Fortunately the Ercoupe I was > flying had been modified so that its twin rudders were connected to actual > rudder pedals, unlike the standard Ercoupe. The original had its rudders and > ailerons interconnected so that all turns were automatically coordinated. > This was a feature that dwsigner Fred Weick and other aviation heavyweights > of the 1930s and 40s thought would increase safety by reducing the number of > stall-spin accidents that have always plagued aviation. They were right, as > far as Ercoupes went, because they were virtually stall-spin proof, but the > absence of independent rudder control in the standard model was a problem > for crosswind maneuvering on runways" > > >
