Fred Johnson wrote: >I looked at the archives and not much more was said about the stick force > meter?
Sid Wood brought one to the Gathering, and I flew with it in my plane. I don't remember the exact number (maybe Sid does), but I believe is was a pound or less is all you need to make the plane climb hard, and it's probably closer to 4-5 pounds on turns. Stick force on turns is highly dependent on airspeed...the faster I go, the more force it takes, less so with elevator. This sounds like light stick forces, and it probably is, but a couple of minutes of KR time is all you need to get used to it. Some folks pick it up immediately, and some try to treat it like a DC-3 and overcontrol, but I'd say on average it's a couple of minutes and you're good to go. Mark Langford n5...@hiwaay.net website www.n56ml.com
