Steve, Great to hear you have cracked landing the mono. Many of us are still
trying to work it out! Your comment about thinking of foot pressure, rather
than movement, is key to keeping it from snaking down the runway for me.
Your remark about crab angle led me to wonder whether you have
calculated that with a 60 knot approach, the crab angle is the same as the
cross wind. i.e. a crab angle of 20 degrees indicates a cross wind of 20
knots, assuming you are in a stable approach, proceeding down runway
centreline. I mention it because if I find myself still crabbing at 20
degrees near to landing I start thinking about looking for an alternative
runway!
Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Hagar" <hagargs@earthlink.net>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 2:18 AM
Subject: Europa-List: Less hair raising landings
> After 25 landings in the last 2 days the technique is now becoming
apparrent , though more subconsciously by the feet rather than by the brain.
Several nice squeakers toward the end of the effort were very satisfying
knowing what it takes to do it. Received some wind and rain experience to
boot. Came in several times with the nose crabbed about 20 degrees off the
runway centerline for wind compensation and managed to get the kick to
straight upon touchdown fairly easily. As noted before here many times the
secret it keeping it straight. Early trials had me trying to use the "heavy
boot" technique. This resulted in much lateral use of the runway. My old
tailwheel instructor (who isn't very old) was permitted aboard by an extra
paragraph I had put in my program letter, basically had gotten me to
consider foot "pressures" rather than radical movements. It seems that way
you are automatically ahead of the plane rather than trying to add a bunch
of footwork to cha
> se an excursion to get back to straight. Once out of line it took me
awhile to figure out to lessen up the pressure much before getting straight
or the ship would get out of line the other way. I now just have to make
the feet not forget what they learned if I'm not out there in awhile.
>
> The key seems to be to go at it and go at it hard to get the technique
down. Back to back days seemed to do the trick. However toting the acft.
out to the field and assembling it is still a royal pain in the ass, I will
probably get much less flying than I otherwise would. Though it assembles
and disassembles fairly easily. I have dolly that is bolted and pinned to
the undercarriage that allows me to roll it around without the wings that
takes a little time to do.
>
> Fuel flow meter has been calibrated to within about 1% of at least what
the gas pump reads at a certain particular station.
>
> Still getting some high CO in the cockpit during pattern work after
initial mods. It clears right up when the flaps come up and get some speed
going. Need to get rid of the left eyeball fresh air vent and make it look
like the right side where I have a 1" X 3" rectangular opening inside the
NACA vent. I need to find or fabricate a little door for it to close it off
when not needed. Has any one fabbed up something like this?
>
> Right strobe light is inop, need to investigate.
>
> The plane flys in a straighforward manner and is predictable in every
way. It has about 18 hours on it with about 15 with me at the controls.
>
> My hand held Garmin GPS 92's screen had faded out so much that I can
hardly see it anymore. I'm looking for something new now. Is any one out
there using something they particularly like that they can recommend. I
don't need color or terrain avoidance etc just basic navigation with some
airport information. I had been comfortable with using a stopwatch and a
compass for awhile when my last hand held went south. I am strictly low
tech. Just give me a plane that's reliable, ecomical and flys good. No
need for bells and whistles. Though the tune might change when long cross
country flights become the norm. Erich Trombley's wing auto pilot was nice
to have when droning back from Oshkosh.
>
> Enough rambling for now.
>
> Steve Hagar
> A143
> N40SH
>
>
> Steve Hagar
> hagargs@earthlink.net
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