rickofudall
Joined: 19 Sep 2009
Posts: 1392
Location: Udall, KS, USA
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 Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:03 am Post subject: Flying the Kolb MkIIIC, addendum |
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There was a time I thought the wind only blew north and south here on the Great Plains but no longer. I don't think I've flown more than once or twice all winter when the wind was even close to coming down the runway. It has given me lots of opportunities to test Zulu Delta's ability to slip. One thing I've learned is that no matter the flap position, when you cross the controls her nose comes up sharply. I can almost understand when the wing is clean but you'd think with the strong nose down down moment when the flaps are lowered, it would cancel out, but it doesn't. Doesn't seem to make any difference whether left or right, either.
A caution when using full flaps. There appears to be some blanking of the elevator which makes the aircraft more sensitive to local turblulence from buildings and trees while slipping with flaps, but especially so with full flaps. As a result I don't slip her to the deck anymore. Cross controlling to maintain alignment with the runway in minor crosswinds it is less noticeable, but get her all crossed up and hit the torn up air behind a hangar or such and you best be on top of pitch control. There was one approach in particular when I swear that just for a moment it felt like she was going right over on her back. Got my attention PDQ.
In conclusion, if you're new to the aircraft, practice slipping at altitude before you need to use it on final 'cause this ain't your daddy's Cessna.
Rick Girard
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