When I was based at your airport, I limited myself to 15 kts crosswind component overall. On take off, more than 10 kts from the left was challenging as you had to keep bumping the right brake intermittently to keep the plane headed down the runway. Around 40-45 kts, the rudder authority becomes enough that you won't need the brakes. For crosswinds from the right, you can add 5 kts more crosswind component as the plane naturally yaws to the left under acceleration. For a Corvair or VW powered plane with the prop turning the other direction, reverse the direction for these recommendations. For taxi testing and until you become comfortable with the plane, I would recommend keeping the crosswind component down to 10 kts. That will be challenging enough.
-Jeff Scott North Arkansas > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2019 at 8:24 AM > From: "jeb via KRnet" <krnet@list.krnet.org> > To: krnet@list.krnet.org > Cc: jeb <n12...@cybermesa.com> > Subject: KR> cross wind limit > > What's y'alls cross wind limit? Tri-gear, tail wheel type of brakes? > > I've got nose wheel, Matco. The other day while taxi testing in 15-20 > direct cross wind > > it weather vaned pretty bad and left brake wasn't enough to keep it > straight. _______________________________________________ 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
