X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 17:30:41 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail814.megamailservers.com ([69.49.106.24] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTPS id 1121223 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 20 May 2006 11:14:24 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=69.49.106.24; envelope-from=jhk@clearwire.net X-POP-User: jhk.clearwire.net Received: from hoben59c2e82ed (66-233-52-181.bel.clearwire-dns.net [66.233.52.181]) by mail814.megamailservers.com (8.13.6/8.13.1) with SMTP id k4KFDbBX008098 for ; Sat, 20 May 2006 11:13:38 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <003801c67c1f$fa445350$6504a8c0@hoben59c2e82ed> From: "James H. Keyworth" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Lancair handling characteristics X-Original-Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 08:13:38 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0034_01C67BE5.4C9ECA80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 Disposition-Notification-To: "James H. Keyworth" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C67BE5.4C9ECA80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tom Gourley wrote: ""Twitchy" is a highly subjective evaluation. I learned to fly in a Grumman AA-1B... The first time I flew a Cessna 172 I thought it felt like a truck; a very unresponsive truck." I know what you mean! I learned to fly in a Grumman Cheetah and loved its responsiveness to simple finger inputs. First time I flew a C-172 I was alarmed when I went to bank, and complained to the check pilot that I thought the control wheel was stuck (due to its relative stiffness and slow response rate). First time in a Piper, same thing. ("Trucklike" was the word I used, too.) After thirty years of flying I still judge any aircraft's handling by comparing it with my early learning and later hundreds of hours in my own Cheetah. The Rocwell 112TC-A I owned after that was definitely "more stable" and much more suitable for crossing the Rockies regularly, but felt comparitively sluggish in responsiveness. JHK Legacy wannabuilder ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C67BE5.4C9ECA80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Tom Gourley wrote:  ""Twitchy" is a highly subjective = evaluation. =20 I learned to fly in a Grumman AA-1B... The first time I flew a Cessna = 172 I=20 thought it felt like a truck; a very unresponsive=20 truck." 
 
 
I know what you mean!  I learned = to fly in a=20 Grumman Cheetah and loved its responsiveness to simple finger = inputs. =20 First time I flew a C-172 I was alarmed when I went to bank, and = complained to=20 the check pilot that I thought the control wheel was stuck (due to = its=20 relative stiffness and slow response rate).  First time in a Piper, = same=20 thing.  ("Trucklike" was the word I used, too.)
 
After thirty years of flying I still = judge any=20 aircraft's handling by comparing it with my early learning and = later=20 hundreds of hours in my own Cheetah. The Rocwell 112TC-A I owned = after that=20 was definitely "more stable" and much more suitable for = crossing the=20 Rockies regularly, but felt comparitively sluggish in=20 responsiveness.
 
JHK
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