Duh! How can one think "Sport Aviation" and type "Sport Pilot"? And I have you by almost 20 years as a member too! Thanks for the correction there, us old people have to be watched pretty closely it seems.
--- In [email protected], Syd Cohen <sydl...@...> wrote: > > Donald, > > Do you mean "Sport Aviation?" I've been an EAA member since 1975 and I don't > know about any magazine called "Sport Pilot." > > Syd > > > > On Jul 6, 2010, at 7:07 PM, Donald wrote: > > > > > > > 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.craparo@> wrote: > > > > > > Sorry, What is "Sport Pilot"? Who publishes it? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > John > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Donald <DonGeneda@> 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" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
