---------------------------------------------------------- Lightning-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 09/06/08: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:10 AM - Re Hand Grenade (Malcolm Ferguson) 2. 02:23 PM - Tachometer sender? Antennas? (jeynon) 3. 03:37 PM - Another bird is in the AIr (flylightning) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:10:06 AM PST US From: "Malcolm Ferguson" Subject: Lightning-List: Re Hand Grenade Doug a really useful exercise, borrowed from the gliding movement is "rolling on a point". Very good for teaching co-ordinated use of the rudder. Pick a point in the distance like a hill, town, lake etc. Begin rocking the wings from one side to the other, going about 15-20 degrees either way and keep it up for several cycles. If you get the rhythm right(don't hurry it) and use the correct amount of rudder, the nose will stay pointing directly at the hill etc as you rock from side to side. As an exercise it is very intolerant of poor rudder co-ordination and the nose will wander all over the place. Cessna 172s and the like are not very good trainers for stick and rudder skills as they tend to turn in a relatively co-ordinated fashion without the use of rudder. My Esqual falls into this category if the turns are gentle. A lot of older instructors lament the lack of stick and rudder skills in the current generation of pilots who grew up in tricycle geared aircraft. Don't know how you encourage people to get out of their comfort zone. It is a culture that needs to be encouraged by the instructors. If you're going to do some "exercises" grab someone for the ride. It will at least expose them to something different and they may just have a go for themselves later. Still not back in the air due to my Xcom being updated. I have an early one that required 2 hardware updates and a software update, for no charge, but they found another fault that I have had to pay for. Getting with drawl symptoms. Malcolm ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 02:23:50 PM PST US Subject: Lightning-List: Tachometer sender? Antennas? From: "jeynon" Is the tachometer sender included with the Jabiru engine, or do I need to source this myself? What should I look for? I would also be interested in how other builders installed their antennas; what you used, where you put it, and how it works. Thanks. John Eynon Lightning kit #53 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 2943#202943 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 03:37:02 PM PST US From: "flylightning" Subject: Lightning-List: Another bird is in the AIr Well I am not sure much good it does as I do not know whose plane it was but Greg form AZ reports another great first flight of a lightning. Don't know whose it was as he has a few out there but its up and running maybe he will add some more info or I will get some on Monday. nick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message lightning-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Lightning-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/lightning-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/lightning-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.