I'd take a bundgy cord and lock my stick forward and considerate on brakes and throttle cable/engine instruments and when it feels right take the stick in hand and get the feel for ailerons.
On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 2:06 PM Mike Stirewalt via KRnet < krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > > "just keep forward pressure on the stick" > > High speed taxi tests often end in grief. Low speed, to check brakes and > gear alignment and various other things - none of which require high > speed - is necessary and useful with a brand new plane. If it's going > fast enough that one needs to hold forward stick to keep it on the runway > however, that's just asking for trouble. Weight, in fact, should be held > off of the nose gear when taxiing, as we all know. Strong wind > conditions require different behavior but I'm guessing nobody is going to > be taking their brand new plane out of the hangar when winds are strong. > > > What often happens with these high speed taxi tests is the pilot finds > himself in the air then tries to force it back down on the ground. KR's > are really most happy in the air. With their small wheels and low wing > loading high speed taxi tests are not just useless, they're prone to > disaster. Just one example of this phenomenon was the fellow who bought > my first KR and ruined it by running off the end of the 4500' runway at > Rialto. I must have reminded him five times or more that doing a high > speed taxi test was a bad idea, but he had his own ideas I later learned. > He, like many, wasn't confident enough to fly it yet didn't have the > skill to take the plane up to flying speed and bring it back to taxi > speed without running off the runway. Just as frequently though, these > incidents end up with the plane off the runway sides as well since the > wings got light and the plane floated off to one side or the other. > > If one is going fast enough to have to hold it on the runway with forward > stick, one should be either taking off or landing. Doing something > halfway between like a high speed taxi test, is how people often end up > having to rebuild their airplane. > > The best advice I can think of for a new or rusty pilot getting ready for > a first flight is do a re-read of Langeschwisch's book Stick and Rudder. > And perhaps even more important, use a damn long uncontrolled runway on > those initial flights. The instinct will be (it always is) to come in > too fast. Having no ATC to distract one is an added benefit. Having an > exceptionally long runway is excellent insurance for first flights. It's > main safety feature is that it relieves the pilot of having to try and > force the plane on the ground since he's worried about running off the > end of the runway. If a KR wants to fly and the pilot doesn't want it > to, a fight ensues with the pilot usually losing. Many end up with bent > or broken nose gear and a ruined prop and possibly an engine tear-down. > Long, long runways are the best friend to have in these situations. > > The nose gear should be off the runway at whatever speed the rudder > becomes effective. Holding forward pressure when on the runway is > important if landing and taking off with strong crosswinds but that > applies to taking off and landing, not high speed taxi tests with calm > winds. HSTT's are a bird of different feather and take skill to perform > - which is exactly what a new KR pilot hasn't yet developed. > > I don't mean to try and sound like some kind of seer. It's just that the > mention of high speed taxi tests sets off my alarm. They've been the > ruin of many an airplane. > > Mike > KSEE > > ____________________________________________________________ > Do This (Before Bed) to Burn Belly Flab All Night Long > worldhealthlabs.com > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5cb8d86e677c3586e3cd3st04vuc > > _______________________________________________ > 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
