That is great advice.
I have a hard time visualizing a ground loop in any tailwheel aircraft. I
guess I want to picture what the aircraft is doing, and other than the tail
wanting to be in front, I don't quite have a good image of the manauver.
This would be somthing that somone should post some mpg movies of on a
website.
Groundloop examples...
So we can see whats going on.
I've flown Champs,140s a small bit (only 18 hrs), and although I respect
the tailwheel, I haven't gotten enough experience to have a good feel for
whats going on with the ground loop.
I like the stick back advice. That seems to be the general rule when
flying any tailwheel aircraft in the paved or dirt environment.
Execpt for the possibility of the wheel landing part of flight, where
pushing the stick forward is uncomfortable to do.
-- Signed
Tailwheel Porpise King
Ross
On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 14:08:12 -0500, Harold Woods <haroldwo...@rogers.com>
wrote:
> 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
>
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