In over 4500 hours of flying, I have never had a ground loop (knock on wood). Of course most of my flying was in aircraft equipped with training wheels or skids. Maybe the industry went to tricycle gear for a reason. If my tri-gear saves months of rebuilding or even the embarrassment of loosing control, I'll take all the ribbing you real pilots in the tail draggers can dish out. BTY, I really like the looks of a KR on the ground in a level position. Just a kid having fun on a tricycle. Jack cooper
> [Original Message] > From: Harold Woods <haroldwo...@rogers.com> > To: <kr...@mylist.net> > Date: 2/23/2004 2:06:47 PM > Subject: KR>ground loops > > Hi Netters. > There seems to be a fear out there of ground loops. Perhaps the following > will make my point. > A friend had a Stits Playboy. A low wing 2 seater with a Lycoming 0290 G > engine and NO BREAKS. > I saw him land long on a short runway which terminated in a dirt field > beyond which was a low ditch. > The ditch was deep enough to be a real problem. He ran off the end of the > runway and ground looped.There was a great cloud of dust, he went around 2 > or 3 times and just taxied back. I asked him what had happened. > His reply was that he could not stop so he stomped on the left rudder and > kept the stick back. This turned out to be his standard emergency stopping > method. The Playboy had a wide landing geer. (a tail dragger). > Eventually he put breaks on it. I flew it a lot. One day I was flying it in > the spring on a slushy runway, It persisted in turning left even with full > right rudder.( It had developed a flat tire on the left.) Rather than run > off the left side of the runway into a landing light , I followed his > example. Stick back , full left rudder. > It was quite an experience. No damage, no problem . I would not like to try > that in any high winged plane. > So if you ever get into a ground loop in your KR, KEEP THE STICK BACK, (and > good luck) > Harold Woods > Orillia,ON > Canada. > haroldwo...@rogers.com > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.593 / Virus Database: 376 - Release Date: 2/20/2004 > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
