Lynn Matteson
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan
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 Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:53 pm Post subject: Landing Practices...the "gap"... |
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I had a friend suggest the "progressive" bifocals and I HATED them.
When I got home with them I tried to lay out a straight line and it
curved down on both ends. I never made it through the suggested
two-week trial period. I use my double-D's to fly with and they work
perfectly. As for me, I want to know where that reading area meets the
far-vision area...to hell with progressives!
The elevator thing...my flight instructor had me lower the horizontal
stab as low as it would go and drill a new hole for the front mounting
bolt. This was not enough so we applied tape over the gap between the
horizontal stab and the elevator (to answer GENTRYLL's question). I
also had to add a tab to my elevator trim.
Lynn
On Monday, October 30, 2006, at 03:13 PM, Lowell Fitt wrote:
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This sounds like me early on. My glasses were the progressive type
bifocals which give no peripheral correction at all. I had a real
hard time finding the ground. That said, it seems that if you are
bouncing after the wheels touch, you are not in a true three point.
Typically when this happens, you stall with the tail up a bit and when
the mains touch, the tailwheel drops increasing the angle of attack
and you are flying again at the new angle.
You might check to see that you are full stick back in the stall and
also there have been issues about inability to get the tail down -
inadequate elevator authority. Lots of guys have taped the gap to
increase elevator authority. In short, others have had this issue and
it is not necessarily the fault of the pilot.
Lowell
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