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Dennis.Kirby(at)kirtland.
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 Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:52 am Post subject: Nose Hoop |
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<< ... how endemic is the nose tipping over potential? Ron >>
Cap'n Ron, and Kolbers -
I had a passenger with me on a windy day, and we had stopped on the
taxiway to do our runup. Wind was coming from the side. When I
increased the RPM for the runup, the tail instantly came up. I
throttled back before the nose hoop hit the ground, and the tail settled
back down. This had never happened before. (My passenger, though
silent, looked at me with that "what the hell is happening" look in his
eyes!)
I knew this had something to do with the wind, so tried my runup again
with the stick fully back. No difference - tail came up again when the
RPM reached 3000. Apparently, the wind was strong enough to blow the
propwash away from the tail, making full up elevator ineffective in
keeping the tail down with the forward CG of having a passenger.
Luckly, we did not nose over - but if we had, I would've been glad that
hoop was there to protect the nose cone. ("Training wheel" to some on
this List with more forwardly-located main gear.) Point is, you may
encounter unforeseen conditions that could cause a stock Kolb to
genuflect unexpectedly.
Dennis Kirby
Mark-3, 912
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John Hauck
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:57 am Post subject: Re: Nose Hoop |
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Dennis:
What about turning the nose of the aircraft into the wind?
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planecrazzzy
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:26 pm Post subject: Re: Nose Hoop |
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I took mine "off" this year....I used it a couple of times....Hopefully I know when I'm pushing it....and back off....
It mostly came up when a wheel would get into a rut with a little braking added to that....
Gotta Fly...
Mike in Mn / Without my Training Hoop
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