Once again, a person who's authoritative knowledge of the Ercoupe is the fact that he writes for a magazine. Such "imaginative facts" have in the past kept our little birds the undiscovered gems that they were.
Here we go again. Tommy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Craparo Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 5:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Rudder Pedals - or not Sorry, What is "Sport Pilot"? Who publishes it? Thanks, John On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Donald <dongen...@rgv. <mailto:[email protected]> rr.com> 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"
