At 01:27 PM 2/10/1999 -0500, you wrote: >Keith, >Thanks for clearing that up for me. As for me, the more crosswind factor, >the hotter I am over the fence. It reduces the crab angle a little. My >windward wing >sometimes comes up but I don't do anything to get it down. It just seems >to go down when it's ready. > >Thanks again >karl >N3686H >Nottingham Pa > Ken, Kind of a P.S. to my earlier "epistle" about crosswind landings, here are a couple of quotes from experienced ercoupe pilots:
" The design also means that you must be prepared to fight the tendency to weathervane by turning the wheel away from the wind, contrary to everything you learned in three-control airplanes. Otherwise, you will join the ranks of embarrassed who have departed the upwind side of a runway while negotiating a crosswind in an Ercoupe." and " By the same token, as you turn downwind while taxiing, the upwind wing will often try to rise. The cure, which emotionally seems to make no sense but works perfectly, is to apply a little brake. The wing will drop and you may complete the rollout with a minimum of fuss." If you check both "From the Ground Up" and "The Ercoupe" by Stanley Thomas, you will find similar quotes. Keith 5663F >
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