Originally Posted by
ho2zoo
Watching this thread with great interest. Would a gyro help straighten out the take off roll for a twitchy tail-dragger? Like a ME-109?
provided that twitchness isn't being caused by a stickey linkage, bad servo, too much throw etc. I personally like to make sure that other things are tried first. The first question should be " why is the airplane twitchy on take off"? IMO most guys will set up a tail dragger to steer on the ground well, that ends up being too much rudder throw for a smooth take off roll. Some don't beleive in using right thrust. Some use the throttle as an off/on switch, some don't beleive in using expo or dual rate switches. These are all things that IMO should be tried before contemplating a gyro. IMO the gyro should be used as an enhancement not a fix.