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At 10:39 AM 12/26/02 -0800, Jon Page wrote:
>Hartmut.
> I found that to stay on the ground and more or less in control of
>things, you must hold the plane off the ground as long as possible.
Pretty correct, Jon.
There are two cross wind situations: Taking off and landing.
In the first, the object is to hold the Ercoupe on the ground
until well above flying speed. That's 60 MPH indicated on
mine. Then rotate smartly. Do not try to fly it off, as it might
drag along the runway. If there is still an upwind wing lift
because the cross wind got under it, try angling accross the
runway into the wind. If that still does not do the trick, think
about staying on the ground!
For landing, Mr. Bob Sanders, ERCO test pilot, recommended
landing slow. Again, no speed increase, as per other unmentioned
airplanes whose name begins with C. The objective here is to
gain and adhere to the center line of the runway. If your center of
mass is going down the CL, so will you when you first hit. The
trailing arm main gear will allow the Ercoupe to settle in and
turn towards the actual direction of motion. Slow speed and
correct tail heigth will kill the lift and you have arrived. A big
secret here is not to have a death grip on the wheel. That way,
the nose wheel can pivot to the direction of travel.
This is just another rendition of what Ed has been saying.
Percy in (foggy, temps mid-40's F) Portland
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