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btucke73(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 6:11 pm Post subject: Taildragger

Carlos,

   

       I tried e-mailing this to your address, but it returned.  So here it is for all to read...

   

  Carlos,

   

       I recently finished my HDS taildragger.  I did not, however, use 

the standard bungee cord gear.  I fabricated and installed an aluminum 

spring gear.  I don't believe that the main gear installation would be 

any more difficult to install forward of the spard rather than aft.  

Due to the curvature of the nose ribs and LE skin, this area is much 

stronger than aft of the spar, and lends well to gear installation.  The 

tailwheel installation is pretty straightforward.  Once you receive the 

plans from ZAC, you will see that there are basically 2 4130 components 

to fabricate / purchase from ZAC.  I have a plasma cutter and welder, 

so building the pieces  was very easy, probably less than a day of 

fabrication.  If you did not read my post a couple of weeks ago regarding the 

Matco tailwheel and leaf spring, look into the archives.  The price is 

right, and makes installation a snap.

   

       I chose conventional gear because I fly tailwheel 

aircraft comercially, and simply have an affinity for them.  The 

Zodiac behaves reasonably well, as far as taildraggers go, with the 

rudder effective enough to handle significant crosswinds.  My first high 

speed taxis and short flights down the runway were in a 15 knot 

crosswind, and while it was a bit squirley, it was not a problem.  Make sure 

that if you do not have a good amount of tailwheel time, you get some 

under your belt before test flying your aircraft.  

   

       Bottom line - taildraggers just [quote][b]

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carlossa52(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:24 pm Post subject: Taildragger

Hi, Brandon



Obviously I can't type worth a rat's tail... My address is carlossa52(at)gmail.com (carlossa52(at)gmail.com) (not "51").



It seems that the actual construction of the TD option is not a problem. 

What may end up being a show stopper is (1) insurance, given I have no TD time at this point and (2) getting TD time: the two airports within 30 min driving have no TDs for rental/instruction... Bummer



Thanks for your comments 



Carlos

CH601-HD, plans

Assembling wings.





On 16/12/06, Brandon Tucker < btucke73(at)yahoo.com (btucke73(at)yahoo.com)> wrote:[quote]Carlos,

   

       I tried e-mailing this to your address, but it returned.  So here it is for all to read... 

   

  Carlos,

   

       I recently finished my HDS taildragger.  I did not, however, use 

the standard bungee cord gear.  I fabricated and installed an aluminum 

spring gear.  I don't believe that the main gear installation would be  

any more difficult to install forward of the spard rather than aft.  

Due to the curvature of the nose ribs and LE skin, this area is much 

stronger than aft of the spar, and lends well to gear installation.  The  

tailwheel installation is pretty straightforward...

[b]

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ggower_99(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 10:30 am Post subject: Taildragger

Carlos...  I think you have to learn to fly  and forget about the "training wheel"        



Our Instructor and local bush pilot, here owns only taildraggers (3)   and when asked why taildraggers he answers with a question:  "Are there other type?"  jokeing of course.



Saludos

Gary Gower

Flying from Chapala, Mexico.

701 912S  with training wheel.



Carlos Sa <carlossa52(at)gmail.com> wrote:[quote] Hi, Brandon



Obviously I can't type worth a rat's tail... My address is carlossa52(at)gmail.com (carlossa52(at)gmail.com) (not "51").



It seems that the actual construction of the TD option is not a problem. 

What may end up being a show stopper is (1) insurance, given I have no TD time at this point and (2) getting TD time: the two  airports within 30 min driving have no TDs for rental/instruction... Bummer



Thanks for your comments 



Carlos

CH601-HD, plans

Assembling wings.





On 16/12/06, Brandon Tucker < btucke73(at)yahoo.com (btucke73(at)yahoo.com)> wrote:[quote]Carlos,

   

       I tried e-mailing this to your address, but it returned.  So here it is for all to read... 

   

  Carlos,

   

       I recently finished my HDS taildragger.  I did not, however, use 

the standard bungee cord gear.  I fabricated and installed an aluminum 

spring gear.  I don't believe that the main [quote][b]

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dougsnash(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 4:17 am Post subject: Taildragger

Careful Carlos, taildraggers are addictive.  I did my

Rec Permit in a Citabria 7ECA.  It just feels right. 

The C-152s that the school runs most of the time are

kind of boring to fly after the Citabria.



Unfortunately for you, I did/am doing my training at

Harv's Air in Steinbach, MB (Canada) which is about 25

miles SE of Winnipeg.  That's a little far away from

Montreal. They have a total of four taildraggers for

training but only the two Citabrias are commonly used.

 The other two are a Pitts and a Taylorcraft.



They do have on base living and rental houses in town

if you were interested in spending a week or two of

vacation time getting a tailwheel checkout.  If you

are interested in more information, the website is

www.harvsair.com.



It's not a simple option for TD time but it is an

option.



Doug MacDonald

CH-701 Scratch Builder

NW Ontario, Canada

do not archive



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