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| Subject: | Re: Tailwheel steering |
Some years ago I changed out the worn-out Scott tailwheel on my airplane for a
Matco. It's a nice tailwheel but the free-castoring operation of the two is quite
different and the Matco has taken some getting used to. The Matco breaks
over from steerable to free-castoring just fine, but requires 'encouragement'
to go back to steerable mode. The time when I notice this most is after I've
broken it over to swing the nose into the wind to perform a runup and systems
check before takeoff. When the runup and preflight checks are complete and I'm
ready to roll over to the end of the runway for departure, adding power with
the rudder pedals neutralized will surprise me by the airplane wanting to turn
back down the taxiway instead of over to the runway. I have to consciously
kick opposite rudder and get rolling before the tailwheel will re-engage in steering
mode and go where I want it to go. Differential braking is very positive
and always available on my airplane, but I'm used to using tailwheel steering
on the ground.
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Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power, 72x36 Culver prop
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