---------------------------------------------------------- Rocket-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 10/19/04: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:09 AM - Rocket weights (Frazier, Vincent A) 2. 06:09 PM - Re: Rocket weights (Jones15183@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:09:50 AM PST US Subject: Rocket-List: Rocket weights From: "Frazier, Vincent A" --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Frazier, Vincent A" Fred, Oh, I'm not complaining, just trying to optimize a great ride! Sorta like telling Cindy Crawford to put a little makeup on first to optimize the ride. It would still be great either way. ;-) The stick is very heavy at low speeds. My trim tab isn't big enough to take all of the weight off the stick unless I have some weight in the back. At anything above flap speeds the stick force is fine, but still very firm. Nothing wrong with that at all. It does wheel land nicely. I did a fair, but a little bouncy full stall on my last landing just to give it a try. Jim Ayers said to take 12 pounds off the nose... but I like my starter. Maybe he meant that I should remove the alternator? Geez, I can't figure it out.... nyuck, nyuck, nyuck! ;-) Maybe, just drain all of the oil or fly without the cowling..... Vince --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Fred Weaver" --> Vince.... As I recall, your Tailwheel weight was somewhere near 46 pounds? That is twice as much as you need.. When is it that you feel the stick forces are out of line? Are you trying to 3 point the landings? Remember, when you add a passenger, you have over 220 pounds with your tailwheel weight to add to the back seat and baggage area while still remaining within limits. That value varies with your actual tailwheel weight.....I couldn't remember. Anyway, others haul plenty of golf clubs and other goodies/oil and tools when they fly alone. So.......Get over it.. Fly the airplane.... It feels the way it does....and that isn't bad at all. Right? Hahahhahahhaa.... Weav ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:09:26 PM PST US From: Jones15183@aol.com Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Rocket weights --> Rocket-List message posted by: Jones15183@aol.com Vince, you might try adjusting the trim so that you have more up than down on the elevator trim. You need about 2 times more up on the evev. trim tab than down trim. Try re-adjusting the tab, maybe this will helo. I can adjust my elev. trim so that with no power very little pressure is on the stick... billy 026