> > I'm wondering if the fact that Craig's airplane has a Corvair engine might > have something to do with the ball being off-center to the left due to the > direction that the Corvair rotates compared to Lycs and Continentals. If > all/most of your previous flying was behind one of those engines and you hop > into something with a Corvair or VW that rotates in the opposite direction, > does it take some conscious effort to start using left rudder instead of your > right to counteract the yawing tendency due to propeller torque and P-factor > or is this a nothing burger? > > Oscar Zuniga > Medford, OR > Air Camper NX41CC, A75 power > _______________________________________________
Personally, I never really noticed. I never even gave it a thought when I flew behind a left vs right turning engine. I just react to what the plane needs to fly coordinated. -Jeff Scott Cherokee Village, AR _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected]
