Sorry, assumed everybody was familiar with the EAA, Experimental Aircraft Association. They publish a monthly magazine of interest to types like us.
--- In [email protected], John Craparo <john.crap...@...> wrote: > > Sorry, What is "Sport Pilot"? Who publishes it? > > Thanks, > John > > On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Donald <dongen...@...> 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" > > > > > > >
