azfirestar
Joined: 08 Dec 2007
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 Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:17 am Post subject: First Flight follow-up |
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I think that making double sure the CG is correct is very important in this situation.
On the other hand, don't forget that control sensitivity is relative. The high lift-to-weight ratio of our light planes allows for a lot of vertical motion that would have the sensation of pitch sensitivity, especially if flying in breezy or theamally active conditions. Also our planes react quickly to pitch control because the have relatively low inertia in the pitch direction. These things would feel very exaggerated to someone coming from GA experience.
When I first soloed in a single seat ultralight I was shocked at how much more it blew around in the wind than the 2 seat version I trained in (actually I was holding on for dear life). Then after flying ultralights for years, when I learned to fly 4 seat GA aircraft it felt like I was landing a school bus.
Dan G
503 F2
Tucson AZ
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