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1. 03:03 AM - Re: Stability (Scott Knowlton)
2. 04:54 AM - Re: Stability (Bill)
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Hi Bill,
I have an arrangement like you have on my Piet. I dont find wheel landings, as
you appear to be describing, the best method of landing my Piet (187 hours of
flying grass and asphalt). Try three point landings on grass. When all three
wheels touch full aft stick and keep it there for the roll out. If there is
a crosswind, the airplane will not respond well to a traditional low wing into
wind and yaw to align with the runway. Youre better to apply a simple crab kick
method and then introduce a small roll onto wind for the landing roll out.
Your motorcycle wheels on a Pietenpol with wood gear will not have any toe in or
out so they should not be the culprit. One possibility is that if your tailwheel
steering is one to one with your rudder horn it is likely over steering.
This is because your tailwheel horn is half the length of your rudder horn.
It should be two to one. (50% throw of the tailwheel vs your rudder).
I have a couple thousand hours on various tailwheel aircraft and have found no
difficulty flying my Piet. Just some nuances as mentioned above and a possible
correction you may require in your tailwheel steering. Good luck!
Scott Knowlton
> On Nov 20, 2023, at 7:14PM, Bill <wamflight@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I have a Piet with motorcycle tires.
> Do these tires make a difference during landing as opposed to regular aircraft
tires? I can do a perfect wheel landing. As soon as I lower the tail it is all
over the runway, in the grass and weeds.
> It is the most unstable, unpredictable aircraft I have ever flown. I fly cubs,
Champs, and 365 hp yak50. (Tail wheel) maybe its the small tail wheel?
> What am I doing wrong?
>
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Thank you. Tail wheel steering is pretty responsive. Ill check it out and see if
I can win at least one battle with her!
Bill
> On Nov 21, 2023, at 05:04, Scott Knowlton <flyingscott_k@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Bill,
>
> I have an arrangement like you have on my Piet. I dont find wheel landings,
as you appear to be describing, the best method of landing my Piet (187 hours
of flying grass and asphalt). Try three point landings on grass. When all three
wheels touch full aft stick and keep it there for the roll out. If there is
a crosswind, the airplane will not respond well to a traditional low wing into
wind and yaw to align with the runway. Youre better to apply a simple crab
kick method and then introduce a small roll onto wind for the landing roll out.
> Your motorcycle wheels on a Pietenpol with wood gear will not have any toe in
or out so they should not be the culprit. One possibility is that if your tailwheel
steering is one to one with your rudder horn it is likely over steering.
This is because your tailwheel horn is half the length of your rudder horn.
It should be two to one. (50% throw of the tailwheel vs your rudder).
> I have a couple thousand hours on various tailwheel aircraft and have found no
difficulty flying my Piet. Just some nuances as mentioned above and a possible
correction you may require in your tailwheel steering. Good luck!
>
> Scott Knowlton
>
>> On Nov 20, 2023, at 7:14PM, Bill <wamflight@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I have a Piet with motorcycle tires.
>> Do these tires make a difference during landing as opposed to regular aircraft
tires? I can do a perfect wheel landing. As soon as I lower the tail it is
all over the runway, in the grass and weeds.
>> It is the most unstable, unpredictable aircraft I have ever flown. I fly cubs,
Champs, and 365 hp yak50. (Tail wheel) maybe its the small tail wheel?
>> What am I doing wrong?
>>
>>
>>
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