RE: Landing the GP Christen Eagle
I'm still struggling with takeoffs. I'm keeping the plane pretty straight with right rudder while adding throttle and the speed builds, but when giving it a little elevator to bring it off the ground, she immediately banks to the left. Once in the air, she flys pretty good. The plane has a 45cc Homelite chainsaw conversion with a 20x8 prop. One of the better pilots at the field suggested adding another degree of right thrust to the engine. I have done this (one washer under each of the two left motor mount bolts), but haven't tried it yet. Any other comments or suggestions? During one of the takeoffs, I forgot to release the up elevator when starting out, and she came off the ground early, at a low speed. She tracked nice and straight, and away we went.
Takeoffs are off grass at a sod farm with at most, light winds.