Hey Steve thats fantastic!
On my mono, 18 lbs tire pressure turns it into a C172 for landing.
Anything more and it
turns into a squirrely ass POS! I really think it has a lot to do with
outrigger height off the
ground. If you always get the tailwheel down first, then the wing is done
flying and the
outriggers will be closer to the ground as the wing is no longer flexing up,
allowing less
shenanigans on the roll out. My outriggers just barely touch the ground
sitting on the tarmac with no load. I find too that with a passenger, the
outriggers are even lower and landings are a
yawner.
Glenn
>From: "Steve Hagar" <hagargs@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: europa-list@matronics.com
>To: "europa-list" <europa-list@matronics.com>
>Subject: Europa-List: FW: Flying is good!
>Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:40:04 -0700
>
>
>Steve Hagar
>hagargs@earthlink.net
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Steve Hagar
>To: europa-list
>Sent: 9/26/2006 5:14:19 PM
>Subject: Flying is good!
>
>
>I put almost 3 hours on N40SH yesterday. It was a fairly cool morning,
>at least for Arizona. I actually had to leave the choke on for about a
>minute to warm it up. Up to now choke for start then push it right in.
>The 914 has started first time and every time so far. Take offs do not seem
>to pose any problem just require more concentration than a nose dragger.
>The high powersetting and slipstream give good rudder authority and you
>lift off before getting in any real trouble. I have yet to take off under
>full boost, just no need to even with a good load.
>
>Landings however would be hair raising if I had any hair. I have not come
>close to ground looping but there is a lot of squawling tire and rubber
>smell with left and right action. You have to read the situation good and
>I have has some windy ones. Though it is entirely learnable. It took me
>11 hours of straight touch and goes when I had my initial tailwheel
>training. About at that time the eyes, ass, and feet figured out how to
>handle the situations. It just possibly will take the same in the
>Monowheel. I have been spending time up to now checking stability, stall
>characteristics and working out bugs after each flight. Several touch and
>goes get thrown in at the end of each flight. Next flights will involve
>intense T & G's at different fields in my flying areas. The biggest being
>150 ft wide and the smallest being 50 ft wide.
>
>The plane motored effortlessly up to 12,500ft without overtemping. The air
>is cool (50F) and smooth up there even over the desert. 125 to 130 kt
>cruises at lower altitudes were accomplished at 31" of MP though I wasn't
>trying for any speed runs. Did not stay long at high alt, just wanted to
>check it out, I need an O2 bottle for that to verify 17,500 ft cruising
>characteristics.
>
>Pulled into the gas station on the way home and bought 11 gallons of high
>test of $2.45/ gal for 2.8 hours of flying. Now if I only had a hangar so
>I wouldn't have to drag this thing around.
>
>Steve Hagar
>A143 N40SH
>Flying off the hours.
>
>
>Steve Hagar
>hagargs@earthlink.net
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