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Old 03-11-2003 | 12:41 AM
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Default Bouncy Bouncy

Yup, I learned that real quick, staying on the elevator until the nose comes down by itself. Actually learned about that with the MavPro.

It's just the opposite of a Roo or HS. If you hold up on those after it touches and you are a tad fast, up you go again, and carried to the extreme, into a 5 ft. high cobra.

I also pre-load the brakes a bit, not fully locked, but about 1/2 of the travel on the Sure-Stop. Seems to help plant it also and shortens the ground roll.

Taking out the Sullivan is a good thought if you fly off hard surface, but if you fly off grass like I do, it just adds another 12-14 oz well in front of the C.G. at take-off which just pounds the nose gear more. It takes enough beating with the Sullivan, so I switched back to stock.

Tom