Pietenpol-List: Oshkosh-Brodhead 75 years!
Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 11:05 pm
Original Posted By: "Steve Eldredge"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: pro's & con's of skids & wheelsIn a message dated 5/27/04 6:39:45 AM Central Daylight Time, sbobka(at)charter.net writes:> Yes, I understand that. I now have a tail wheel back there, and it made my roll outs quite a bit longer. On the turf, with the skid, when I pulled back on the stick all the way on roll out, it actually felt like applying lightbrake pressure, and really slowed 'er down. For take off with the skid, when turning around at the end of the runway, I would hold forward stick all the way, to keep the tail light, and I would hold full rudder with just enoughpower to lift the tail slightly up off the ground, and sit out there and do doughnuts for about 3 or 4 tightening revolutions, and then kick it straight fortake off!! Way cool !! It actually shortened up my take off roll a little bit, because the tail skid didn't offer any drag, because it was already up offthe ground. I can't do that with the tailwheel. Can't get the doughnuts as tight and small, and it's hard on the tailwheel. That's just some of the distinct handling characteristics between the tailskid and tailwheel. I like thetailskid much better for turf oporations, but it just didn't work on the HARD surface...ESPECIALLY on landing roll out, even with full aft stick. With no prop wash and ground speed less than 20 mph, the rudder wasn't nearly as effective, and the skid offered NO directional control. A cross wind would haveit's way with 'er.Chuck GantzerNX770CG________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Oshkosh-Brodhead 75 years!Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 10:33:27 -0600
Subject: Pietenpol-List: pro's & con's of skids & wheelsIn a message dated 5/27/04 6:39:45 AM Central Daylight Time, sbobka(at)charter.net writes:> Yes, I understand that. I now have a tail wheel back there, and it made my roll outs quite a bit longer. On the turf, with the skid, when I pulled back on the stick all the way on roll out, it actually felt like applying lightbrake pressure, and really slowed 'er down. For take off with the skid, when turning around at the end of the runway, I would hold forward stick all the way, to keep the tail light, and I would hold full rudder with just enoughpower to lift the tail slightly up off the ground, and sit out there and do doughnuts for about 3 or 4 tightening revolutions, and then kick it straight fortake off!! Way cool !! It actually shortened up my take off roll a little bit, because the tail skid didn't offer any drag, because it was already up offthe ground. I can't do that with the tailwheel. Can't get the doughnuts as tight and small, and it's hard on the tailwheel. That's just some of the distinct handling characteristics between the tailskid and tailwheel. I like thetailskid much better for turf oporations, but it just didn't work on the HARD surface...ESPECIALLY on landing roll out, even with full aft stick. With no prop wash and ground speed less than 20 mph, the rudder wasn't nearly as effective, and the skid offered NO directional control. A cross wind would haveit's way with 'er.Chuck GantzerNX770CG________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Oshkosh-Brodhead 75 years!Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 10:33:27 -0600