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TomParsons Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 2. "RE: First Flight in My Pitts!" 12-11-02, 00:05z  >The Haigh tailwheel is really good. If its behaving like a >shopping trolley when it was unlocked then the castor >angle may be wrong. The vertical bolt around which the >tailwheel assembly pivots - the axis of that bolt should >be off vertical - leaning forward at the top. >We had the same problem with our Laser. Impossible to taxi >it in a decent wind. Solution was to reweld the tailwheel >assembly to change the castor angle. I'll have to check >the exact angle, maybe only 5 or 10 deg from vertical. >Totally controllable and easy to taxi in all wind >conditions after the change. Thanks for the tip- I'll check that out. I assumed that the combination of the wind, the crown of the pavement, and p-factor meant I had to live with the instability. I don't mind the Haigh- it's just different from the one I'm used to. I do admit that my feet felt a little disconnected from the airplane on the landing rollout. >PS I can imagine you'd go to jail for calling on the radio >that you're riding a nuclear bomb into town. I didn't say THAT on the radio! I believe it was more of a, "WHOO HOO HOO HOO!" thing. Tom P. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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Subject      Author      Message Date     ID      First Flight in My Pitts!    TomParsons       12-10-02              RE: First Flight in My Pitts!    djpacro       12-10-02       1            RE: First Flight in My Pitts!    TomParsons       12-11-02       2         RE: First Flight in My Pitts!    aboyd       12-11-02       3         RE: First Flight in My Pitts!    vgbaron       12-11-02       4         RE: First Flight in My Pitts!    DHamblin       12-11-02       5         RE: First Flight in My Pitts!    Ben_Chiu       12-11-02       6         RE: First Flight in My Pitts!    CRodin       12-14-02       7         RE: First Flight in My Pitts!    TomParsons       12-17-02       8            RE: First Flight in My Pitts!    djpacro       12-17-02       9         RE: First Flight in My Pitts!    Patty_Wagstaff       12-25-02       10         RE: First Flight in My Pitts!    Ninepilot       01-20-03       11

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