Guys:
Something that an instructor suggested to me is meaningful here. He
said if you discover that on landing or on taxi that the plane does start to
get away from you, Try to hold it still rather then correct it completely.
Given a second of stability, you can begin to bring it back to centerline
gently, since you are probably only a little bit off the line anyway too
radical a correction can be more trouble then it is worth.
Food for thought,
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry Kruyssen" <k...@bigpond.com>
To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: KR> high speed taxi tests
> Hi,
>
> Harold touched on a good point in ground loops. My instructor taught me
> to use little busts of power and/or cutting the engine to help correct
> "major diversions from your intended path" (as he put it). Also once a
> ground loop is inevitable cut the engine, less expensive in a collision,
> if you do recover you can always restart.
>
> regards
> Barry Kruyssen
> Cairns, Australia
> RAA 19-3873
>
> k...@bigpond.com
> http://www.users.bigpond.com/kr2/kr2.htm
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: haroldwoods
> Hi Netters.
>
> Ground loops can be nasty in some planes (and very expensive too). A
> friend built a Stits Playboy.(low winged tail wheel equipped).He had no
> brakes. If he ran out of runway on landing he would purposely ground loop
> it at the far end of the runway. I saw this done one day. He spun around
> about three times accompanied by a great cloud of dust and after it
> stopped , just taxied away. It had a 125 HP Lycoming . If you have no
> brakes on full power take off and try to force the tail up quickly you
> need full right rudder to try to keep it straight. He later installed
> brakes.I flew it before and after the brake installation. I liked the
> persons suggestion to taxi the plane all over the place to get used to
> handling it in tight situations. A tail dragger on skiis will teach you
> good rudder application and quick bursts of power to force a turn when
> cross wind and ice decide to make it do the opposite. Think ahead,
> practice and enjoy.
>
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