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I'll echo Ed's response, if only to give it additional emphasis: the "book" flight procedure was written for an aircraft with the tail at the right height. It's a different airplane if the tail is too low. Paul N94821 --- Pete Thomson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm > before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Hullo everyone, at the risk of being lynched I am > turning to the group for > assistance with my take offs. I nearly lost the > Coupe twice last week end > and there was not even a significant crosswind. I > did everything according > to the book and held the plane down as long as I > could then took off in a > commanding fashion. The first time it weathervaned > into the wind and while I > was keeping the wings level I darn near wnet inro a > fuel tank farm on the > one airport and the control tower on the other. the > cross wind was maybe 5 > knots, the headwind about 15. I have read and re > read the bok but all I hear > is how "easy and friendly" a Coupe is in a > crosswind. What am I doing wrong? > Both times I had to really drop the one wing to get > out of trouble and was > very lucky I was not anywhere near gross. The engine > RPM is fine and the > controls are rigged properly. The picture in the > book of this Coupe tracking > down the runway ina crab has not happenned to me, > mine goes straight towards > the windand does not track straight at all. I have > just put an awfull lot of > work into this plane and don't want to part with it, > but I am very > uncomfortable flying it right now. Any advice would > be appreciated. It is a > 415D 85 with metal wings and old style fuel tanks, > appears to have a climb > out prop because cruise is only 85 MPH. If the > flight manual is BS and the > flight characteristics I have described are normal, > then if anyone knows of > someone looking for a Coupe in vrey good condition, > have them email me > please. I don't want to take off in the manner I > have in a cross wind of > only 5 knots. I have 100 hours in this Coupe between > last year and this one. > Your input as a group would be much appreciated, > Pete. The Coupe is in > Alaska. > > Pete :-):-):-):-):-) > Have a great day!!! > > > > ================================================================== > TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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