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Another reason to land as slow as possible in a crosswind is to reduce the side-loads on the MLG tires and gear. The faster you touch down the more side-loads are generated. Syd Percy Wood wrote: ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- 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 ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm _____ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 10/24/02 ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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