[rebel-builders] First taxi
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:04 am
It's the airplane itself groaning because all you are
doing is taxiing!! It wants to fly! Just kidding, I'm
in a humorus mood today. Congrats on getting as far as
you have.
Keith
--- Mike Kimball <mkimball@gci.net> wrote:
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doing is taxiing!! It wants to fly! Just kidding, I'm
in a humorus mood today. Congrats on getting as far as
you have.
Keith
--- Mike Kimball <mkimball@gci.net> wrote:
-----------------------------------------------------------------I went for my first taxi today. Nice to actually
operate the airplane as an
airplane, even if only in a small way. I have a
couple of questions maybe
someone else ran into.
I had a little trouble keeping it straight with just
rudder and tailwheel
steering. I had to use the brakes. I thought I
remembered something in the
archives about leaving a little slack in the
tailwheel chain attached to the
springs. Is that right? I'm also not convinced
that the tailwheel is
working right. It seems like it didn't click into
the position where it can
be controlled at first. Then, later it seemed
better, as if it did click
into place.
Lastly, when depressing the brake while the rudder
is against the stop and
the plane still moving, there is an odd groaning
sound. Two people outside
the airplane could not hear it. I haven't the
foggiest idea what it could
be. Anyone?
Mike
044SR
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