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Old 02-25-2004 | 10:30 AM
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Default RE: Wheel Size?

Test it by pushing on a flat surface without the engine running and the rudder neutral. If it doesn't roll straight then it will only be worse with prop torque. I once somehow bent the tail wheel strut on a tail-dragger off to one side and hadn't noticed. I had a day at the field where it was a real handful to take off, and had never been near that bad before. I needed to give 3/4 rudder to track straight and she wanted to snap roll on rotation. Turns out I had somehow bent the tailwheel strut to one side about 3/8". I found this by setting it on my cellar floor and pushing it to see how it tracked (I had toe-in right along with this model). Made way more difference than I would have thought, seeing how some tailwheels just caster. Now it's another thing on my pre-flight checklist.