Just as the choice to smoke or not smoke is one each of us must make,
there are good choices and bad choices. I choose to presume people who
wear their caps backward (that aren't welders) don't know any better,
and I never vocalize that choice ;<)
The presence or absence of a snubber is of little consequence to a
reasonably experienced Ercoupe pilot. A level static sill is MUCH more
important. I do believe it a disadvantage to pilots new to the Ercoupe
to have a snubber.
Any pilot that repeatedly lands an Ercoupe "hot" either does not
understand or does not demonstrate the proficiency of control necessary
for predictable and safe operation(s). The remedy is not a ten buck
length of aircraft cable. It is sufficient qualified instruction to
thereafter predictably and repeated land an Ercoupe at or below 70 mph
TIAS in any weather condition likely to be encountered.
Presuming proper rigging and a stabilized approach, touchdown at up to
90 mph should be uneventful...a "wheel landing" on the main gear
followed (almost immediately) by the nose gear.
WRB
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On Aug 18, 2010, at 18:47, [email protected] wrote:
I've heard this over and over but if that little cable isn't on the
nose gear and your landing speed is a little hot, you will hit the
nose gear first, because the nose gear hangs down lower, and enter to
what many is called a JC maneuver, as in "J-----s C------t!!!!!!!!!!!
It is also called a PIO, or pilot induced oscillation and is the
primary reason a lot of Ercoupes have a bent firewall. I say keep the
cable and save the Ercoupe.
Bart
