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Michel

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 966
Location: Norway

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:27 am Post subject: SV: I flew today

Thanks for the story, Mike. It's always pleasant to read about other's experience and you are a good narrator.



Regarding the camlocks, those little wonders have a tendency to disappear when you remove your cowling. I always carry a couple of spares in my on-board toolbag.



I have also been surprised by turbulences on nice winter days. I think that, with the snow, no thermal is happening and there is often an inversion with slightly warmer air say, above 500 ft AGL. As wind moves faster up there, it creates turbulences in the transition layer. As you said, it gets better once we get higher.



Regarding crosswind langind, with my model 3, I found out that my limit is 12 knots crosswind component. If the ATIS reported wind was correct that day, that's the wind at which my plane will gently veer into the wind, at the end of a landing, even with my foot pushing the rudder to its stop, the other way.



Cheers,

Michel

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Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:24 am Post subject: SV: I flew today

Speaking of crosswinds, I've had a little trouble taxiing my IV 

(tailwheel w/Grove gear, and Jabiru engine with the normal CW rotation 

viewed from the seat) and making a left turn with a right-rear 

quartering wind. No amount of left rudder/brake combination seems to be 

able to overcome the wind during this maneuver. I haven't been lucky 

enough to have a calm day to practice my taxiing, and both days that I 

did, the wind was the same....about 12-15. Is there a "demonstrated 

crosswind handling ability" published for these planes? I haven't seen 

it if it is. I'm still learning to fly, and have only 2.3 hours 

instruction in a tailwheel 180 and only 1.3 hrs taxiing in the 'fox, in 

addition to about 34 hrs in other models (trikes).



Lynn



On Thursday, January 26, 2006, at 05:09  AM, Michel Verheughe wrote:



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 Thanks for the story, Mike. It's always pleasant to read about other's 

 experience and you are a good narrator.



 Regarding the camlocks, those little wonders have a tendency to 

 disappear when you remove your cowling. I always carry a couple of 

 spares in my on-board toolbag.



 I have also been surprised by turbulences on nice winter days. I think 

 that, with the snow, no thermal is happening and there is often an 

 inversion with slightly warmer air say, above 500 ft AGL. As wind 

 moves faster up there, it creates turbulences in the transition layer. 

 As you said, it gets better once we get higher.



 Regarding crosswind langind, with my model 3, I found out that my 

 limit is 12 knots crosswind component. If the ATIS reported wind was 

 correct that day, that's the wind at which my plane will gently veer 

 into the wind, at the end of a landing, even with my foot pushing the 

 rudder to its stop, the other way.



 Cheers,

 Michel

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Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
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