KR> high speed taxi tests

2008-10-12 Thread haroldwoods
Hi Netters. On the subject of high speed taxi tests before the first flight , I have read with interest some of the comments. Tail wheel pilots get very good at using the rudder properly. As one member pointed out you must be very aware of the beginning of a turn off the center line . The fart

KR> high speed taxi tests

2008-10-12 Thread Barry Kruyssen
Hi, Harold touched on a good point in ground loops. My instructor taught me to use little busts of power and/or cutting the engine to help correct "major diversions from your intended path" (as he put it). Also once a ground loop is inevitable cut the engine, less expensive in a collision, if

KR> high speed taxi tests

2008-10-12 Thread Jim Sellars
centerline gently, since you are probably only a little bit off the line anyway too radical a correction can be more trouble then it is worth. Food for thought, Jim - Original Message - From: "Barry Kruyssen" To: "KRnet" Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 6:50 PM Subject