I did it that way first. Worked well. You might need a wider crank on the ne
w tail wheel. As you slow down through 20 knots you lose rudder control, no p
rop draft, so tail wheel steering has to take over.
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> On 28 Oct 2018, at 17:00, Ruedi Vogel <r.vogel@ggs.ch> wrote:
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> Hi
> Many thanks to Graham, Barry, Jonathan and Andreas for the good advises!
> Now I have decided to rid the old tail wheel. I will keep the old
> wheel bearing block with a modified steering arm. That's the way I can use
> the push road and the cables without modification. Is a bit heavier as the
> solution according to Mode 77. But I have had 3.7kg lead in the back as W/
B
> compensation before.
>
> Best regards
>
> Ruedi Vogel, HB-YJF
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>> Am 22.10.2018 um 16:41 schrieb Gaham Singleton:
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>> Hi Ruedi
>> One more thing, Don=99t get rid of the pushrod that moves the rudde
r. Connecting the rudder cables directly to the rudder puts too much load on
the rudder hinges
>> And the flange. Europa did take over my mod for this, the tailwheel is dr
iven by cables from a bracket bolted to the bulkhead.
>> It is possible to use the existing crank driving the old Classic tailwhee
l but using the mod will save weight.
>> Graham
>>
>>> On 22 Oct 2018, at 13:07, tennant <barrington.tennant@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Hi Ruedi,
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>>> Get rid of the old tail wheel. I did about 100 hrs on it and was scared o
f it. The later wheel is much better. I find the spring action perfect on ta
ke off as there is nearly no transition from ground to air.
>>> As to landing, I am told by passengers that I land with the tail wheel f
irst, I never notice because I am concentrating on keeping it straight. If y
ou do that there is no bounce!
>>> If you fit the new tail wheel see recent posts about mounting it.
>>>
>>> Barry
>>>
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>>> Barry Tennant
>>> D-EHBT
>>> At EDLM - Germany
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>>>
>>> Read this topic online here:
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>>> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=483925#483925
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> CH-3380 Wangen a.A.
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