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Old 11-07-2020 | 05:44 AM
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landing_gear.pdf
Originally Posted by YellowBlueBird
I am not ignoring you guys. Went to the field yesterday. Only had one ground loop that was to the left and I was a bit slow on the rudder. Three good departures breaking ground at about half throttle.

So far the changes were shifting the landing gear back and the throttle curve. The plan is to install a new landing gear with the axel at or behind the leading edge of the wing and measure the rpm at each click of the throttle to get an idea what is happening there.

Franklin, the angle idea needs to be looked at and understood. Looks like I will be in the shop at least three days next week due to weather.

Jerry
If you can't get your hands on the Andy Lennon book, here's another resource. Slide #10.
landing_gear.pdf