Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 14:58:30 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao10.cox.net ([68.230.241.29] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 364286 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 21:03:27 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.29; envelope-from=WarbirdAeroPress@cox.net Received: from DELL ([68.98.122.127]) by fed1rmmtao10.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02.01 201-2131-111-104-103-20040709) with SMTP id <20040814010257.DPOL7726.fed1rmmtao10.cox.net@DELL> for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 21:02:57 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <001601c4819a$6b3e7ae0$6d01a8c0@DELL> From: "Scotty G" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: 360 Small Tail Flight Characteristics X-Original-Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 18:02:49 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0013_01C4815F.BE91A9F0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C4815F.BE91A9F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Gang, As some of you know, I am a new 360 small tail owner and pilot. I = thought I would introduce myself and say hello, and see if you can share = some info with me, or point me to where I can find it. 1. I got what I thought was a good checkout by the previous owner, and = didn't really see a problem with flying the airplane. I am using half = flaps for landing to limit the aft stick pressure I need to maintain a = good approach. There is not enough nose up trim from the elec mac servo = to compensate for this. Thoughts, ideas and background? I do know about = the Mk II tail, but that is probably not an option. Is there some sort = of bob-weight I can install to lower the pitch sensitivity? 2. What should I look for with the stock (Non-Outback) gear? The plane = pulls left a bit during taxi, and the rudder is a bit biased to the = left. Is this a landing gear issue or a rudder spring tension issue? The = nosegear seems pretty fragile and shimmies if I don't keep the nose = light with elevator. (It does appear to be serviced properly.) 3. Blew out both nylo seal brake lines today... got the plane stopped = Fred Flintsone style before I ran into anything. The lines in the = cockpit are still pliable and flexible, but the portion of the lines in = the gear wells are brittle and broke easy when we tore it apart. There = appeared to be some heat damage/discoloring there, even though it was = within the black plastic cover. Thoughts? Parts already on order from AC = Spruce. Just seems to me that there are some things about the small tail that = make it a plane that you have to be careful about when slow on approach, = but it isn't insurmountable. Just have to know to be careful around that = part of the envelope. Full flaps? I doubt it... Looking forward to your responses, and thanks for any input! Scotty G Dago Red Unlimited Air Race Team WarbirdAeroPress.com All mail is scanned for viruses. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C4815F.BE91A9F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Gang,

As some of you know, I am a new 360 small tail owner = and=20 pilot. I thought I would introduce myself and say hello, and see if you = can=20 share some info with me, or point me to where I can find = it.

1. I got what I thought was a good checkout by the = previous=20 owner, and didn't really see a problem with flying the airplane. I am = using half=20 flaps for landing to limit the aft stick pressure I need to maintain a = good=20 approach. There is not enough nose up trim from the elec mac servo to = compensate=20 for this. Thoughts, ideas and background? I do know about the Mk II = tail, but=20 that is probably not an option. Is there some sort of bob-weight I can = install=20 to lower the pitch sensitivity?

2. What should I look for with the stock = (Non-Outback) gear?=20 The plane pulls left a bit during taxi, and the rudder is a bit biased = to the=20 left. Is this a landing gear issue or a rudder spring tension issue? The = nosegear seems pretty fragile and shimmies if I don't keep the nose = light with=20 elevator. (It does appear to be serviced properly.)

3. Blew out both nylo seal brake lines today... got = the plane=20 stopped Fred Flintsone style before I ran into anything. The lines in = the=20 cockpit are still pliable and flexible, but the portion of the lines in = the gear=20 wells are brittle and broke easy when we tore it apart. There appeared = to be=20 some heat damage/discoloring there, even though it was within the black = plastic=20 cover. Thoughts? Parts already on order from AC Spruce.

Just seems to me that there are some things about = the small=20 tail that make it a plane that you have to be careful about when slow on = approach, but it isn't insurmountable. Just have to know to be careful = around=20 that part of the envelope. Full flaps? I doubt it...

Looking forward to your responses, and thanks for = any=20 input!

Scotty G
Dago Red Unlimited Air Race=20 Team
WarbirdAeroPress.com

All mail is scanned for = viruses.

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