Patty->It sounds to me as if you are doing the turn around too
>early. If you're 20 - 30 deg. off each time, I'd bet that
>would be it. It sounds as though you need someone on the
>ground who knows what they are looking at to tell you when
>to kick.
I'll give that a try. I had someone on the ground watching my first attempts at hammers, and they did note one where I was pretty much stopped by the time I kicked. I remember the ailerons felt very loose on that one, but unfortunately I don't remember if I was closer to being lined up right after the pivot. I thought that particular hammer was going too far on the slow-down scale, but maybe it was just right!
>It might also help to put a piece of yarn on the
>I strut. When the yard stops moving, you're ready to
>pivot. Also, the airplane usually shudders and shakes a
>bit when really stopped.
I have a length of yarn on the sight gauge, but I haven't been looking at it- I have been doing the "aileron deflection" thing. I'll try looking at the yarn.
>Try adding right rudder as the airplane slows down to keep
>it from falling off on the left wing.
I'm doing that, but still hunting around a bit on the way up. I just need more practice there to smooth out my inputs.
>Try a bit of forward stick as you're kicking around,
>however if everything is squared up first you shouldn't
>need it.
I have been using lots of forward stick (too much maybe?).
Well, I have a lot of stuff to try. Thanks for the detailed feedback!
Tom P.
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