At 03:28 PM 6/19/2017, you wrote:
Dear Airplane Drivers, In your tail wheel
aircraft; at low taxi speeds, does one direction
have more turn authority than another?Left pedal
for continentals and right pedal for VW etc.
Sometimes i can barely turn right when taxiing
(Continental). Â Wondered if my tail wheel is so
light that it doesn't grab the grass against the
engine torque or something else? Joe Nunley Baker
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I have no rudder or aileron trim tabs. Mine
flies straight and level in cruise. Stick free
it will start a right turn after 5 seconds or so,
very slowly, then accelerate. Other times it
stays straight and level. I have outer wing
tanks only so fuel balance might be cause. I
have electric pitch trim (Ray Allen servo) My KR
is set to zero/zero on engine thrust and main gear toe in/toe out.
Tail wheel. At low speeds you should have full
turn authority both ways. I run my tail wheel
cables rater tight with springs. It taxies like
a nose dragger on grass and hard surface. Power
up on takeoff I have to use some right rudder and
on climb. I had good directional control with
the 4 inch solid tire even before I switched to
the 6 inch pneumatic. If your KR is a 2s you
should have no problems in taxi
control. Something is not quite right. Don't
run you cables so tight that it causes slack in
the rudder cables from connection point to the rudder.
As always, your results may vary.............
Larry Flesner
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