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| Subject: | Re: Mark III Taxi Crosswind Limit |
Paul
I rigged my tail wheel springs so that they were snug so that I had good
steering control but not compressing the springs any. There is enough
spring travel in the compression springs to absorb any shock but have
limited travel enough so that in a heavy cross wind I can compress the
springs to the limit and hold the tail wheel where I want to go against a
cross wind. My stock tail tail wheel has never unlocked before full travel
so I haven't modified my tail wheel. In fact when I first put the
compression springs on I couldn't get the tail wheel to unlock. I had to
then modify the tail wheel control arm. I drilled the control arm with new
holes inboard of stock holes so that I could get the tail wheel to full
lock where it would unlock for full swivel. I hope this is clear.
As always worth what you paid for it.
Rick Neilsen
1st Redrive VW powered MKIIIC
On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 12:14 AM Larry Cottrell <lcottrell1020@gmail.com>
wrote:
> If you have a "break away tail wheel" from Kolb you will notice when you
> take it apart that there is a ball that releases the tail wheel to free
> rotate. Since the housing is of alum, I used a square router tool to gouge
> out more of the housing so that it would take almost a full deflection of
> the rudder before it broke away.
>
> My first experience with the tail wheel breaking too soon was on a cross
> country trip coming back from a Alvord Desert fly in. I landed at a remote
> Oregon town and decided to land on the main strip. I had no problem with
> the direct crosswind, but as soon as my speed got below 20 MPH the tail
> weather vaned and sent me out into the Sage brush. Since the engine is
> mounted high I had no problem other than a rough taxi to get out of the
> ditch. I flew off the taxi way when I left.
>
> Not sure how Rick rigged his springs.
>
> Larry
>
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 9:36 PM prhutson <prhutsonwi@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Thanks for your comments and suggestions. I'll need a tail wheel
>> endorsement, too.
>> So, where does one find the details about how to rig the compression
>> springs for the tailwheel, or the hogging out tailwheel, or sissy bars on
>> the wingtips?
>> Paul
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>> Middleton, WI
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| Subject: | Twinstar Mark 2, Left side throttle |
Can a left side throttle be added to a Mark 2, there does not seem to be
enough room with the enclosed cockpit?
Dan
Old Ultrastar driver.
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