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jerryrosie Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 5. "RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!" 08-16-02, 13:26z  > Glad you're OK. Sounds like you need to step on the right rudder some > more, but you never know about the aircraft itself. Since it is an European engine, I was (somewhat) prepared to give it more left rudder but everything happened so fast it was all over before I realized what was happening.... > Has anyone flown it since you bought it? If not, when was it flown last? Flown by the builder about a half hour before I put it on the trailer to bring it home. Nothing changed since then so the plane is probably rigged right. Chances are that it is the rigging of the pilot that is in error here... > did was practice a lot of taxiing when I started with a taildragger. > From there, I progressed to medium speed taxiing, then to high speed > taxiing (all down the runway of course). Yes, throttle management is > critical. You can add full power at first, but you have to bring it back > or you will will takeoff (I guess you know that now!). Practicing taxi was what I had in mind when I took the runway . I just was surprised (to say the least) at how fast it got up to speed that I was unprepared to handle at that time. I was wondering if it would be 'appropriate' to try to "work up to it" by becoming comfortable with slower speeds and progressing up to take off speed. It sounds like that is what you did, which is encouraging. Maybe if I can progress slowly to a high speed taxi, I might be able to conquer this beast.... > Again, glad that nothing happened to you or the aircraft. ME TOO !! > Be careful out there, my friend. I plan to be....Thanks for the advice and the encouragement. A bit of humility has been introduced into my life and I may be the better for it. More as progress is made..... ***Reality - The refuge of those who can't handle simulation*** Cheers, Jerry (N94) -= VPC OffLine Reader Version 1.1.3.0 =- Registered to: Gerald J. Rosie **** OLR.PL Build 1.73 **** Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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Subject      Author      Message Date     ID      Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-14-02              RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    Ben_Chiu       08-14-02       1            RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-16-02       5                 RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    bcline       08-16-02       9                      RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    Mike_Greenwood       08-16-02       11                           RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    bcline       08-18-02       14                                RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    Mike_Greenwood       08-18-02       15                                RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    vgbaron       08-19-02       16                                     RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    bcline       08-19-02       17                                     RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-20-02       20                                          RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    vgbaron       08-20-02       21                                               RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-21-02       22                                RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-20-02       19                      RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-17-02       12                           RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-20-02       18         RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    Madape       08-14-02       2            RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-16-02       6         RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    AlanParkinson       08-14-02       3            RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-16-02       7                 RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    AlanParkinson       08-16-02       10                      RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-17-02       13         RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    AlanParkinson       08-14-02       4            RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-16-02       8

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