----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----Hi All,
Sixteen emails in a row all on rudder or not to, must be close to a record.
Bought an ercoupe last fall, 415-D with peddels. Had 2+ hours with a pilot A & P with bunches of time in same ercoupe, (highly recommended for 1st time couper). Probably have 20 hours in it by now (Michigan weather) and have never once used rudders on final, always crab in and try to hit center. The only time I use rudders is to clean up the turns, in or out of the pattern. Thats the way I was started and I wouldn't think of using rudders on final. Me thinks it's easier on the gear to touch down with both mains, rather than upwind wheel first, (my thoughts anyway).
Rudder or not, its a beautiful, fun plane to fly. Looking forward to spring.
Cal 415-D
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