As most of you already know, My first flight in the KR was also my first tailwheel flight. I know that I could have ended up just another bad statistic but after years of going over it in my head, I decided to self teach. With every landing I became more and more confident. Finally the day came for my biannual flight review and I was able to find a tailwheel instructor that was crazy enough to climb in the KR with me. After some wheel landings and three point landings we called it a day. He signed off my biannual and also my tailwheel endorsement. When ask what I could do better he pointed out that I was correcting P factor torque with aileron.. I should have been more aggressive with the right rudder. He said that under the right conditions (a gust of wind ) using the aileron had potential to roll me upside down. So know I correct with feet...
Mike Sylvester kr2s builder Birmingham,AL. Cell no.205-966-3854 ________________________________ From: KRnet <krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org> on behalf of Oscar Zuniga via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 12:01 PM To: krnet@list.krnet.org Cc: Oscar Zuniga Subject: KR> slip skid indicator (ball) I'm wondering if the fact that Craig's airplane has a Corvair engine might have something to do with the ball being off-center to the left due to the direction that the Corvair rotates compared to Lycs and Continentals. If all/most of your previous flying was behind one of those engines and you hop into something with a Corvair or VW that rotates in the opposite direction, does it take some conscious effort to start using left rudder instead of your right to counteract the yawing tendency due to propeller torque and P-factor or is this a nothing burger? Oscar Zuniga Medford, OR Air Camper NX41CC, A75 power _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
