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I agree .if the tails below 72"stay out of the wind,Ron -----Original Message----- From: Ed Burkhead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Jim Phelps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Coupe-List <[email protected]> Date: Friday, December 27, 2002 2:10 PM Subject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] crosswind idea's ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Jim wrote: > I agree the tail at proper height is important, > but as we know not all coupes have it up. Jim, In my personal opinion, if the tail isn't up, the plane isn't airworthy on a crosswindy day till it is up. It's only a few bucks and a couple-a-four hours by UNskilled (me) labor to fix it. I'd say if the tail is below 72" it's time to fix it. Before flying cross country or on any day with winds. For what it's worth, it's my humble opinion. Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Jim Phelps [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 9:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] crosswind idea's I agree the tail at proper height is important, but as we know not all coupes have it up. So until they get it up, what do they do?? Here is what we do when the wind is in the upper limits, even with the tail up. We land letting the plane drift off center line toward downwind side of runway (using more degress of crosswind) at point of touch down. that way you have to turn the plane back toward center line after touch down. This will hold the upward wing down. Do it the oppsite (using less degress of croswind) You will have to turn more crosswind after touchdown to keep centerline and the upward wing will really go UP. I find the tendency is to do it the later and that is why the coupe gets a bad rap on crosswind landings. We had a ex Navy carrier pilot WWII have trouble landing a coupe crosswind. He held the crab coming in BUT straightened it up before touchdown. Scared th XXXX out of him.. Jim Phelps ========================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ========================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ========================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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